Obituary

Hulon Wall, age 85, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, in Plainview, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, in the First Baptist Church sanctuary with Dr. Travis Hart officiating and the Rev. Kenneth Coates assisting. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Hulon was born May 24, 1922, in Winnsboro, Texas. He attended schools in Brownfield and graduated from Brownfield High School in 1940. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during War World II and served on the U.S.S. KIDD in the Pacific Theater from June 1944 through June 1946. After serving his country, he returned to Clovis, N.M. He moved to Lubbock where he managed Plains Gas and was in the construction business. He later owned several businesses in Lubbock. He married Claudeen Moore on June 9, 1948, in Lubbock. They moved to Plainview in 1966 and purchased what is known today as High Plains Pavers, which he owned and operated for 31 years. Many of the core staff stayed on with Hulon and he considered them an extension of his family. He served on the board of directors at First National Bank for many years, and currently served on the board of directors of State National Bank. He was past-president of the Association of General Contractors of Texas. He was a very generous and compassionate businessman who donated the services of his company to the community that he loved so much. He will be greatly missed by all those who loved and knew him. Survivors include his wife, Claudeen Wall of Plainview; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry and Linda Wall of Denison, Dickie and Cathy Wall of Plainview and Bryan Wall of Amarillo; a daughter and son-in-law, Avonna Kaye and Rick Milloway of Tulia; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Laverne and Rose Wall of Lubbock and T.C. and Peggy Wall and Garry Wall, all of Plainview; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Janie Johns of Lubbock, El Wanda and C.J. Allmon of Archer City and Geneva Graves of Bethany, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Ethel Wall; and a brother, Durward Wall. The family will receive friends and family from 6-8 p.m. today, Feb. 20, 2008, at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Plainview. The family requests memorials be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 1984, Plainview, TX 79073; American Heart Association, 2514 82nd St. Suite B, Lubbock, TX 79423; or a favorite charity.