James Marion Hall, 87 of Bismarck died Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at St. Joseph s Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs. Born October 3, 1917 at New DeRoche to James Wilburn and Rena (Collie) Hall, he was retired from the Hot Spring County Road Department and was a retired cattleman and farmer. He was predeceased by his parents, a sister, Nora Mae Henshaw Ham, his wife of 60 years, Geneva (Thornton) Hall, a daughter, Joyce Ann Matlock, and two grandchildren. He was a Baptist. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Farrell and Wanda Hall of Bismarck, four grandchildren, Ricky Matlock (Kelley), Tim Hall (Carrie), Anesha Hughes (Jason), all of Bismarck, and Kandra Mueller (Jason) of Dallas, TX, seven great-grandchildren, Jessica Kizer (Justin), Haley Matlock, Barrett Hall, Blake, Austin and Corbin Hughes, and Madeline Mueller and one great-great grandchild, Lillian Kizer. Services will be held at 10:00AM Saturday at Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia with Bro. Bobby Cook and Bro. Gary Thornton officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday from 6 to 8 PM. Interment will be in Prairie Bayou Cemetery at New DeRoche. Pallbearers will be Eugene Henshaw, Wilburn Henshaw, Nowlin Matlock, Gary Thornton, Larry Guin and Andy Guin. Honorary pallbearers are Van Hardage, Crawford Wilson, Vester Wilson, Jim Brown, Deryle Glenn and employees of Cattlemen s Livestock Auction of Glenwood. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. To sign the online guestbook or send private condolences, visit www.welchfh.net.