Buford Calvin "B.C." Hall, 99, of Beaumont, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 9, 2015, surrounded by family and care givers at home. He was born on August 1, 1916, in Mansfield, Louisiana, to the late Sarah Pearle Kornegay Hall and Eric Hall.
Buford graduated from South Park High School, Beaumont, in 1933, and attended Texas A&M, College Station, before joining the United States Army Air Corps, prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. During World War II, he was stationed at Florence Army Air Field, South Carolina, where he met and later married Llewellyn Campbell, on December 30, 1944.
After World War II, he became a draftsman for Vulcraft in Florence, then was recalled to the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, stationed at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexico, and McAndrew Air Force Base, Argentia, Newfoundland. The Halls returned to Beaumont in 1953, where B.C. was employed as a chemist for Sun Oil Company, and finished his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Lamar State College of Technology (now Lamar University). He was eventually promoted to Chief Chemist at Sun Oil Company, Nederland, and retired on May 1, 1985.
B.C. liked to play tennis, golf, and was on a bowling league. Prior to retirement, he made a decision to join a gym, deciding it was a better choice than ending up in a wheelchair. He was given a "Live Long, Live Strong" Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 and continued going to the gym up until this past September. B.C. was an avid reader and learner, always improving his knowledge. He especially loved mathematics and tutored many students primarily in math and chemistry. B.C. was a Deacon of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Beaumont. He believed in donating to charities and in helping others that were less fortunate than himself.
Buford was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-five years; parents, sisters, Evelyn "Susie" Hall Pickrell and Jane Hall Akin; and brother, Rex Wayne Hall.
He is survived by his son, Ronald Eric Hall, of Beaumont; daughter, Albre Patricia Hall Cheshire and her husband, Wayne, of Kountze; four grandchildren, Jennifer Cheshire Shepherd and her husband, Greg, of Diboll; Jason Wayne Cheshire and his wife, Cara, of Lumberton; Sean Cheshire, of League City; and Amber Cheshire Dupree and her husband, Shane, of Moss Bluff, Louisiana; thirteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to his care givers and River City Hospice.
A funeral service for Mr. Hall will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Broussard’s.
