COLUMBIA - Services for Mrs. Lilease Rogers Hall will be held Thursday, 3:00 p.m. at the Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 2222 Barhamville Road with burial to follow in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held this evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Leevy""'s Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel. Born to Jessie James and Belle Magnolia Rogers in Conway, South Carolina, Lilease Hall was affectionately known as """Sister,""" """Lily""" and """Madame Hall""" by her French students. Lilease Hall passed into Glory on August 26, 2010, having been blessed to live 87 years on this side of life. Mrs. Hall always thanked God for her parents who laid a """positive""" foundation for her life and for the lives of her siblings. God first! Lilease married her college sweetheart, Benjamin Louis Hall, Jr., who preceded her in eternal life on September 23, 2007. The two celebrated 60 years of marriage on November 29, 2006, and their union was blessed with six children, one of whom (Benzena) preceded them in death. The living children are Naomi """Nai""" Elizabeth Hall, Everlyn Hall-Baker, M.D., Carolyn Hall Smith, Benjamin """Ben""" Hall, Ph.D., J.D., Raichelle """Rai""" Hall Glover. Mrs. Hall is survived by one daughter-in-law (Saundra), three sons-in-law (David, Darrell and Lewis), nine grandchildren, Benson Hall, Shana Harris, John Harris, David Smith, II, Brandon Smith, Benjamin Hall, IV, Zachary Hall, Austin Glover, Ashley Glover and one great-grandson, Benson Hall, II. Mrs. Hall is also survived by loving sisters-in-law - Naomi Hall Dreher and Bertie Rogers, one godson ""' Kenneth Jackson, Jr., numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mrs. Hall was a member of the Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ and believed firmly that life is not complete unless one lives in the will of the Lord Jesus Christ. Mrs. Hall served as an educator for over 58 years. She taught French at Columbia High School also taught French and English at Booker T. Washington High School, Alabama A&M University, S.C. State College, Council Training School in Huntsville, Alabama, and Whittemore High School. She also participated in summer programs at Benedict College and the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Hall received the Master of Education degree from the University of South Carolina and Bachelor of Arts, with concentrations in French and English, from South Carolina State University. She received additional education from Montana State University in Missoula, Montana; Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio; The Sorbornne University in Paris, France; Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina and The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. In February, 2010, Mrs. Hall published her first book entitled Running Through The Scary Woods. Copies of Running Through the Scary Woods have been donated to Mothering Across Continents (MAC) literacy and education efforts in Africa. The first use was as a feature book in a program to help teachers learn and instruct in English at a remote school in northern Rwanda. Books can be ordered at www.raiglover.com. www.leevy.com Published in The State on September 1, 2010