April 1, 1937 – June 16, 2026__________________________________________
Roderick 'Rod' D. Hall, 89, of Pierre passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Avera Maryhouse in Pierre. Funeral services were held June 24 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pierre with interment at Dupree Cemetery at Dupree.
Rod was born April 1, 1937 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, fifteen minutes before his twin brother, Cedric. They were the sons of Virgil and Verna Hall and were raised on Joe Creek on the Crow Creek Reservation.
From their earliest days, Roderick and Cedric were inseparable. As soon as they could walk, they were on horseback, exploring the rolling Missouri River breaks, playing cops and robbers, and testing the limits of their imaginations.
As young cowboys, the twins herded cattle for their father, often riding young, unbroken horses through storms and long days. They learned to pull their saddles over themselves for shelter, to walk home when a bronc got the better of them, and to keep going without complaint.
Roderick attended Immaculate Conception School in Stephan, where he milked cows, played football, served mass, and excelled in basketball. He and Cedric helped lead their teams to championships in both the Indian Tournament and the Catholic School Tournament. During these years, Roderick began entering small amateur rodeos in Blunt, Highmore, and Miller, competing in tie-down roping, bareback riding, and saddle bronc.
In 1962, Roderick moved with his family to Dallas, TX where he attended barber school and began cutting hair at Southern Methodist University. His barber chair became a crossroads of community — a place where Dallas Cowboys players, rodeo hands, and everyday folks came not only for a haircut but for conversation, laughter, and the easy wisdom Roderick carried with him. .
Roderick never lost his connection to home. On a trip back to South Dakota in 1978, he entered the Pioneer Days Rodeo at Dupree and won the steer wrestling — a victory that brought him immense pride and reminded everyone that the cowboy from Joe Creek still had it.
Throughout his life, Roderick was deeply committed to supporting youth. He often gave a horse to a young person who needed encouragement or a chance to learn. Many remember him at the Holloway ranch barn, leaning on the rail, offering advice, stories, and steady guidance to the next generation of rough stock riders. He believed in young people, believed in the cowboy way, and believed in passing on the knowledge he had earned the hard way.
He will be missed by his wife of 44 years, Cherie; his children Delano (April), Carrie (Jackie), Renee (Brady), Marie (Robert), Rob (Nan), Johnna (Justin), and Enoch; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild; siblings Hazel Alleman, Scott (Mary) Hall, and Danny (Debbie) Hall; and Johnny and Sharyn Holloway family, Rusty and Karen Pearman family, and Robert Ducheneaux family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter Katherine Hall; siblings Annabelle Gustafson, Bud Hall, Mary Daly, June Waite and twin Cedric Hall.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in his name to benefit youth rodeo organizations.