Millican, John Hall Jr. of Lexington, November 4, 2023.  Beloved husband of the late Helen (Eldridge) Millican.  Loving father of Nancy J. Underhill and her husband Paul of Maryville, TN, Susan M. Hollingworth and her husband Ted of Carlisle, and the late Bonnie Louise Millican.

Devoted brother of the late Harold Millican and the late Arthur Millican.  He is also survived by two grandchildren, Ashley and Tiffany, two great-grandchildren Connor and Madison, and several nieces and nephews.

Born in Lexington on July 4, 1925, John Hall, along with his father, mother, and two younger brothers, began Lexington Gardens in 1935. After its sale in 1972, John Hall and his wife Helen bought land in Loudon, NH and started Pleasant View Gardens.  Because of failing health due to exhaustion, John Hall sold Pleasant View Gardens and began making bird houses and bird feeders which he sold to Audubon, garden centers and hardware stores.  After regaining his health, John Hall and Helen purchased several acres in Chichester, NH and started a wholesale nursery business, Millican Nurseries.

From the time he was a young boy, going to church, singing in the choir (for over 50 years), and helping people were of upmost importance in his life.  From helping the elderly by building handicap ramps and driving the bus for the "Golden Age" group, to building a church pulpit, as well as designing, planting, and maintaining the church landscaping, John Hall never stopped his devotion to serving others.  He also enjoyed teaching young people in the church about the use of basic home tools and helped them build various projects of their own at his home workshop.

Throughout his life and even after his "retirement" (a word that was definitely not is his vocabulary), John Hall's focus and energy were on doing whatever needed to be done and "making things better."  Some critical parts of his philosophy included:  "You get out of life only what you put into it," and "Don't waste the time the Lord has given you."  Both he and Helen truly believed in the Golden Rule:  "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."  He is probably still practicing that now.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 11, at the Carlisle Congregational Church, 147 School Street, in Carlisle, at 11:00 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited.  In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Carlisle Congregational Church, 147 School Street, Carlisle, MA 01741.

Private interment Westview Cemetery, Lexington.