MILLER, SD – Seth Hall, 93, of Miller and formerly of Ree Heights, passed away Monday, January 27, 2025, at Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Miller, with Rev. Rhonda Wellsandt-Zell officiating. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. A luncheon will follow at the church immediately after the funeral service Burial with military honors will be at Morningside Cemetery in Ree Heights. Following the burial, there will be a gathering at the Ree Heights Auditorium.

Seth Junior Hall was born on July 8, 1931, on the family farm southwest of Carthage, South Dakota, to Seth and Hope (Sneesby) Hall. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage. After completing his 8th grade education at Redstone Country School, Seth worked alongside his father on the farm until he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1952.

During the Korean War, while on a 72-hour leave, Seth married the love of his life, Joyce Tollefson, in Gardena, California. Following an honorable discharge in 1954, he returned home to Carthage, where he and Joyce built a life together, raising their four children: Randy, Monica, Robert, and Kurt.

Seth was deeply committed to his faith and community, serving at the Lutheran Church, as a 4-H leader, and on the Miner County Extension Boards.

In September of 1977, he moved to Ree Heights to manage the Stanley Johnston Quarter Horse Ranch, a role he held for six years. In 1983, he and Joyce relocated to Lebanon, Oregon, where he worked for the high school FFA farm for 10 years before returning to Ree Heights. There, he became an active member of the Ree Heights Church and the Town and Country Club.

A proud patriot, Seth was a lifetime member of the American Legion, VFW, and Marine Corps League.

Seth had a deep love for horses and cattle, but his greatest joy was his family. He cherished his wife, Joyce, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren above all else.

Grateful to have shared his life are his children: Randy (Mona) Hall, Monica (Lance) Callies, daughter-in-law, Sandi Hall, and Kurt (Karla) Hall; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and sisters, Ardyce Nyland and Eunice Gillam.

Preceded in death by his wife, Joyce of 66 years; son, Robert “Bob” Hall; brothers, George and Ernest; and sister, Gladys.

Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Seth’s arrangements. Visit www.familyfuneralhome.net

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