Wall, William E.

William Edward Wall, 90, of Colonial Heights died Friday, October 10, 2008. He was born in Manchester Kentucky the son of the late John Bates Wall (Pottertown, KY) and Evelyn Pace Wall (Little Bull Skin, KY). Mr. Wall was educated in the State of Kentucky and received his law degree from the University of Kentucky. He was a lawyer and Circuit Judge in Harlan County, KY. Mr. Wall was a “professional soldier”, served his country in World War II in the Pacific and had two tours in Korea. He was a 28 year veteran of U.S. Army Quarter Master Corps and a Retired Lieutenant Colonel and a distinguished member of The Regiment. Mr. Wall was also very active in the USO, the Prince George Lions Club, the Quartermaster Museum and was very active with integration in the Tri-City area in the 1960’s. He is survived by his wife Nancy Frances Wall; a daughter Nancy Wall Burres and husband Lester Clayton Burres, III; a son William John Wall and his wife Carolyn Albert Wall; three grandsons Lester Clayton Burres, IV and his wife Erin Holubeck Burres, Brian Albert Wall and his wife Angela Wilson Wall and Eric Bates Wall and his wife Julia Flynn Wall; great-grandchildren Keegan Bates Wall, Rieley Page Wall, Bailey Madison Wall, Braxton Lee Wall and one more due in April 2009. He was preceded in death by his sister Virginia Howe and nephews Dr. John Howe and William Howe all of Knoxville, TN. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home with interment to follow in Southlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Army Quartermaster Foundation, P.O. Box A Fort Lee, Virginia 23801 or at www.qmfound.com/contrib.htm. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com