Obituary of Carl "Nelson" Hall

Carl "Nelson" Hall, age 79 of Castalian Springs, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Funeral service will be Saturday, February 20th at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Family Heritage Funeral Home, with Brother Jerry Peace officiating. Visitation will be Friday, February 19th from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 20th from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. Interment, with Military Honors, will follow the service at Corum Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers are appreciated, or memorials may be made to Corum Hill Baptist Church, P.O. Box 22, Castalian Springs, TN 37031 Mr. Hall was born on March 2, 1941 in Castalian Springs to the late Lee Hall and Lou Vena Cowan Hall. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Karen Hall of Castalian Springs; children John Hall of Castalian Springs, Jeff (Jennie) Hall of Castalian Springs and Pam (Brian) Perez of Brentwood; brother William (Miriam) Hall of Gallatin; sisters Betty (Jim) Johnson of Bethpage, Louise Hall of Castalian Springs and Linda Hall of Gallatin; and 7 grandchildren, Jacob (Megan) Hall, Dillon Hall, Kalan (Chris) Banks, Eli Hall, Olivia Hall, Colin Perez and Ella Perez; and three great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Harold Hall and Charlie Hall, sister Helen Hall Grant and brother-in-law Earl Grant. Nelson served in the US Army as a paratrooper and spent his career helping build middle Tennessee as a crane operator, including the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge. An avid outdoorsman, he caught more than his share of fish in the local lakes and Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Online condolences may be submitted at familyheritagefh.com. Family Heritage Funeral Home has been honored to assist the family.