Lynn Broughton Hall

Around 12:20 A.M. Christmas Eve morning, Lynn Broughton Hall took his last breath and quietly slipped away. He had been in Windsor Garden Convalescent Home for the past several months because of complications from a recurrent illness. The previous evening his good friend, Tony Gizzo, sat by his bedside talking to him like so many times before. Lynn was born on July 15, 1922 in Lindale, Texas to Henry Pitt and Addie Jewel Hall. He graduated from Lindale High School and later attended beauty school. He worked as a hairdresser until World War II, at which time he enlisted in the Seabees and was stationed in the Pacific. He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946 as Petty Officer, First Class, and was awarded a Broze Star while serving in Okinawa. While he was in the Navy, he regaled his friends with stories of the family home he called Walnut Acres. Imagine the surprise of one of his Navy buddies who came to see him and saw that Walnut Acres was a falling down, wooden frame house on stilts close to the water well, the outhouse, and the hunting dog pen. Shortly after the war, Lynn went to Hollywood California to see fame and fortune. He failed to become a star, but he did become the Executive Assistant to the President of the Santa Fe Railroad. As such, he traveled all over the United States and frequently rode on the Jackie Gleason train as it made its cross-country runs. When he retired, his family begged him to move back to Texas, but California had become his home. He rented an apartment close to Grauman's Chinese Theatre and continued to live most of his life in "beautiful downtown Hollywood". He loved books, movies, theatre, horse racing, and going to Las Vegas in hopes of hitting the jackpot. He could sing and play the piano, he was a great storyteller, and he loved red roses. Graveside services are scheduled for 10:30 A.M. Saturday in the Lindale City Cemetery with Dr. Harlan Hall officiating under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home in Lindale. Lynn was preceded in death by 3 Brothers, Ervin, Dan, and Bill and his Sister, Jessie Ruth King. He is survived by his brother, Harlan Hall and wife Mary of Longview, Texas, his two sisters, Yvonne Purcell and husband Michael of Layton, Utah, and Linda Rozell and husband Bobby of Orange, Texas, sister-in-law, Chris Hall of Grand Prairie, Texas and many nieces and nephews.

Lynn Broughton Hall

July 15, 2022 - December 24, 2005