Funeral services for Donald Lee Hall will be held Friday, December 9, 2016 at 10:00 am at Lawton First Assembly in Worship Center East, 2201 NW 82nd Street with Rev. Gary Pratt, Associate Pastor officiating.

Burial will take place in Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Oklahoma, under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Donald Lee Hall, 49, Lawton, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 in a Lawton Hospital.  He was born March 7, 1967 in Midwest City, OK to Lloyd Lee Hall and Caroline Kay Calvery.  Donald attended Wilson Elementary and Tomlinson Junior High School. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1985.  He earned a Bachelor of Business Degree from Cameron University in 1989 while he worked three jobs to pay for such.

Following college, Donald moved to Dallas, TX where he excelled in several professional accounting positions.  During this time, he attended the University of Texas – Dallas to obtain the accounting hours needed to sit for the CPA Exam.  In 1998, he accomplished this goal and became a Certified Public Accountant.  In 1997, he returned to Lawton to care for his Granny full time.  He then began working for Marie Detty Youth and Family Services where he met his future wife, Kelley.  In 2004, Donald began working for Cameron University, holding several titles including Financial Aid Director and Controller.  Donald thrived to make a difference in the lives of students by helping them attain their educational dreams.

Donald wed Kelley Gilbert in a beautiful ceremony on the Gilbert Family Farm on October 22, 2004.  They shared a life together full of light, laughter and enduring love for each other.  During this time, their family grew by two. Anna-Grace and Brady Hall have both been blessed with their Daddy's incredible sense of humor as well as his tender heart.  The family attended Lawton First Assembly.

Any and all who were blessed to know Donald would describe him as a man of integrity, faith and a kind heart.  Donald was an amazingly honest man whose advice was sought by many.  His greatest gift was that he always knew how to bring humor to lighten any moment.  His hobbies included cooking, music, celebrating family events, and most of all, making people laugh.  He loved his family, he loved God, and he loved life.  He will be greatly missed by many.

He is survived by his wife, Kelley, of the home; children Anna-Grace and Brady, of the home; mother Caroline (Kay) Hall; sisters Sandra and husband Gregg Soppet, Denis' and husband Eric Wells; sister-in-law Kara and husband Charles Fehring; nephews Hunter Pauley, Jace Pauley Coale, Braden Pauley and Brycen Pauley; nieces Kessa Fehring, Kinley Fehring, and Reign Wells; beloved cousins Sherry Calvery, Terri and husband Bubba Sanders and their son Jake Sanders, and Elton Calvery, all of Grand Praire, Texas; and life-long friends Sonja Higgins, Staci Whatley and April Pike.

He was preceded in death by his father, maternal grandparents Mamie (Granny) and Ira Calvery, paternal grandparents, Mamie and John Hall, and mother-in-law Duffy Gilbert.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the Donald Lee Hall Memorial Scholarship, through the Cameron University Foundation, 2800 W. Gore Blvd, Lawton, OK 73505.  This scholarship will assist students with true financial need attain their educational goals.