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     Her Social Security Number was 234-14-7162.⁴ Maggie Ella Peace Greever was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on November 11, 1918 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of January 25, 1941,her married name was Hall.¹ She married William Terry Hall, son of Frank Oakley Hall and Beulah I. Wade, on January 25, 1941 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3,5 Maggie Ella Peace Greever died on July 29, 1984 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 65.^4,3 She A 65-year-old Bluefield woman who in 1918 was given the name “Peace” by her parents on a suggestion from the Daily Telegraph, died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Mrs. William T. (Peace) Hall of 2008 Jefferson St. was christened “Peace" on a suggestion from the Daily Telegraph in its Nov. 13, 1918 edition. That suggestion came after it was learned she was the first "liberty baby,” so-called for being born on the day and time the World War I armistice was reached. The announcement of her birth prompted a Telegraph editor to print a front-page item suggesting that the baby be named “Peace.” She was born at the old Bluefield Sanitarium. The Daily Telegraph, in a story published in November, 1918, said: “The first announcement of a liberty baby" has been given out. The little one is a girl and was born at Bluefield Sanitarium at ll o’clock Monday morning, the time hostilities in the world war ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Bowen Greever are the proud parents and they will have no trouble in after years in remembering the birthday of their daughter, the greatest day in the history of the world. The suggestion is made by the Daily Telegraph that the young lady be named “Peace.” The newspaper ran another story 20 years later, on the young lady’s birthday, recounting how a “tired old editor” suggested her name in 1918. She attended the public schools of Bluefield, and was a graduate of Marion College and a lifetime member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and secretary. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Edwin (Nancy) Wiley of Princeton; sons, William Terry Hall Jr., of Raleigh, N.C., Jonathan O. Hall of Washington, D C., and H. Keith Hall of New York City, N.Y; brothers, Henry B. Greever of Middletown, Del; John W. Greever of Boca Raton, Fla; and six grandchildren. The family will have private burial services on Wednesday at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. on July 31, 1984.³

     William Terry Hall Jr. William Terry Hall, Jr., age 81 went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, August 25, 2023 at WakeMed- Raleigh surrounded by his loved ones. Terry was a native of Bluefield, West Virginia born on August 29, 1941 the son of the late William Terry Hall, Sr. and Maggie Ella Peace Hall. Terry is survived by his wife, Martha of the home; their children, Curtis Dalby (Kristi), Scott Dalby (Ali), Terry Hall (Becky), Laura Hall, Tiersa Tavana (Saad); grandchildren, Dylan Gainey, Megan Gainey, Katlyn Dalby, Allan Dalby, Emily Hall (Sam Williams), Becca Tyrell (Travis), Maylynn Avery (Nate), Cheyenne Tavana (Jon Holder), Jordan Tavana, Moriah Tavana, Elijah Tavana, Maggie Wilder and Noah Wilder; great-grandchildren, Jaiden Oey, Hallsie Tyrell, Zoe Tyrell, Lizzie Tyrell, Ethan Hall, Leland Williams, Georgia Williams, Levi Avery and Sunny Holder; brother, Jonathan Hall (Regina) and sister, Nancy Wiley. Terry was a proud graduate of Wake Forest Seminary where he received his Doctor of Ministry. Terry loved his family, his church and many friends but above all Terry loved the Lord. Terry touched many lives with his kindness and willingness to share the teachings of the Bible and his belief in his Lord and Savior.³
He was born on August 29, 1941 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,8,3 He married Darla Sue Bond on December 31, 1959 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² William Terry Hall Jr. and Darla Sue Bond were divorced on December 18, 1984 at Wake Co., North Carolina.⁸ William Terry Hall Jr. married Martha Herrick on June 12, 1993 at Wake Co., North Carolina.⁴ William Terry Hall Jr. died on August 25, 2023 at Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 81.³

     His Social Security Number was 233-76-0605.⁴ Henry Keith Hall was born on March 23, 1949 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He died on January 21, 1993 at Maryland at age 43.^4,5 He Henry Keith Hall, 43, of Washington, formerly of Bluefield, died Thursday in Maryland. Born in Bluefield, he was a son of William T. Hall Sr., of Bluefield and the late Peace Greever Hall. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Bluefield. He was a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts and was a former employee of Tiffany & Company at their stores in New York City. N.Y., Houston, Texas and Beverly Hills, Calif. Additional survivors: brothers, William T. Hall Jr., of Raleigh, N.C., and Jonathan O. Hall of Chincoteague, Va; sister, Mrs. Edwin B. (Nancy Hall) Wiley of Princeton; several nieces and nephews. on January 22, 1993.⁵