Jeremy James Hall

Jeremy James Hall was born in Othello, WA on February 12, 1972 to Joe and Marvene Hall. As a child he lived on a ranch in a small rural community of 4 houses and attended grade school in Lind.

When he was in the 8th grade his family moved to Othello and later to Royal Slope. At Othello High School, Jeremy was active in band, cross country, and track. He was involved in the Awana children's Bible Club and the youth group at the First Baptist Church. As a teenager, he enjoyed water skiing, camping, his family, friends and a good laugh.

After graduating from Othello High School in 1990 Jeremy attended the Master's College in Santa Clarita, CA for a year of Bible study. He returned to Washington where he attended Eastern Washington University and Columbia Basin College. He earned multiple Ag related AA degrees. Jeremy was a hard worker, taking on several jobs to earn money for college. He worked at a fast food restaurant for a while before spending many long hours working on a hay farm on royal Slope.

Jeremy married Elizabeth "Liz" Rivard on October 1, 1994. They lived in Cheney, Moses Lake and then Connell. Jeremy and Liz have 2 daughters, Shannon and Carly. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He was an amazing son, brother, husband, uncle, father and friend.

He worked for Wilbur Ellis Company for many years, the last few as a manger of Eltopia and Pasco. He enjoyed fishing, waterskiing, music, computer games and anything sci-fi.

Jeremy came to know the lord as his savior at a very young age. Jeremy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Connell where he was actively involved as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, Awana and youth group leader. He also enjoyed helping with music ministry. Jeremy enjoyed working with kids of all ages. He loved his position as his church's youth group game leader. Whether it was playing goofy games, hosting a youth pool party or hosting a mud bowl, Jeremy thrived on helping others to have a good time.

Jeremy went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Liz, of Connell, his daughter Shannon and Carly, his parents Joe and Marvene Hall of Warden, his sister Mindy (Elliot) Oedewaldt of Star, ID, his grandparents Don and Ruth Hammon of Ontario, OR, father and mother-in-law Hank and Carolyn Rivard of Othello, his sisters and brothers-in-law Shelly (Paul) Detrick of Ephrata, Sherry (David) Leon of Olympia and Stephanie (Shawn) Melgren of Lind, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loved ones.

A celebration of Jeremy's life will be held at the Othello Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 11:00 Am. Pastor Jim Saunders of the Connell First Baptist Church will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt. View Cemetery in Connell. Memorials are suggested to Camp Gilead, C/O Jack Moyer at 30919 N.E. Carnation Farm Road, Carnation, WA 98014. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Chapel. You are invited to visit stevensfuneralchapel.com to sign the book, leave a note for the family and or order flowers.