Estella Josephine Hallums Obituary (1927 - 2015)

Estella Josephine McNair Hallums was born December 30, 1927 to the late Luther and Roberta McNair. She was the oldest of 3 children born of this union. Her mother died when she was less than 5 years old. Her father married again and 6 children were born of this union. (2 girls and 4 boys) She received her schooling in North Carolina graduating from high school in 1945 the same year that the family moved to Philadelphia. She secured a job in a hosiery factory where she worked until 1957 when she married the late Dewitt (David) Hallums. Two daughters were born of this marriage. She stayed home to raise her children, until 1969 when she went to work for IRS. She was saved at a revival service when she was 12 years old at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Maxton, North Carolina. She was baptized in the same year. After the family moved to Philadelphia she visited several churches and joined the Miller Memorial Baptist Church in February 1949 where she remained an active member, singing in the choir and being an active member of the Sunday School. She leaves 2 daughters; Marguerite Holliday and Adrienne Jones, 4 grandchildren; Melanie Pridgen, Jocelyn Pridgen, Jasmine Holliday and Jacob Jones, one great grandson Jaiden Pridgen, her brother Alfred McNair, 2 sisters; Louise Johnson Tull and Zamiah Abdul-Wakeel, one cousin; Mary Maggie and a host of family and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to greet her family, Saturday July 11, 2015 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am at Miller Memorial Baptist Church 1518 North 22nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19121. Her service will follow at 10:00 am. Interment will take place at White Chapel Memorial Park.