Pamela Ranel Hall, Ph.D., passed away April 8, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A graveside service was held at Gold Cemetery on June 6, 2026.
Dr. Hall is survived by her loving partner, William Volf (son Nathaniel), of Albuquerque, New Mexico; aunts, Lola Bea (Hall) West, Betty (Sharp) Shelton, and Eva (Sharp) Hall; uncles, Cecil Lloyd Hall, Bobby D. Sharp and Eddie R. Sharp; and numerous cousins and many friends, students and colleagues.
Dr. Hall was preceded in death by her parents, Rayford and Nellie Hall; grandparents Homer J. and Hazel (Bohanon) Sharp and Price and Alma (Hass) Hall.
She was born April 17, 1967, to Rayford and Nellie (Sharp) Hall and was raised in Skyline, Alabama.
Ms. Hall graduated from Skyline High School in 1985.
She was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology (1989) and Master of Science in Molecular Biology (1999) from the University of Alabama-Huntsville.
She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Case Western Reserve University in 2004.
Dr. Hall completed postdoctoral fellowships at the National Institute of Health and later at the University of New Mexico (UNM), where she would ultimately build her career as a tenured Associate Professor within UNM’s College of Pharmacy, and serving as a Principal Investigator on numerous funded grants.
She was a highly respected researcher and scholar among her peers.
She devoted her research to the study of Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infections and was granted patents for innovative contributions towards development of a potential vaccine.
She was a professor who generously dedicated herself to the intellectual growth and achievement of the many students and postdoctoral fellows that she mentored.
