Napoleon B. "Jack" Vandall, 73, of 927 Fifth ave., an evangelistic singer and composer, died today at city Hospital.

Born in Creston, W. Va., he lived here 50 years. He was a retired salesman and a Marine veteran of World War I.

He leaves his wife, Margaret; four sons, Robert and Richard, both of Akron, and Edwin and Paul, both of Alabama; two brothers, Bernard and Allen, both of West Virginia; a sister, Mrs. Dolly Bingman, West Virginia, 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel on Fir Hill. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Adams funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Peace cemetery.

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) • 24 Aug 1970, Mon • Page 6
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Napoleon Bonaparte Vandall has given us several gospel songs, two of the more well-known ones are My Home Sweet Home, and After. For obvious reasons he usually went by N. B. Vandall.

Jack, as he was called, served in the Marines in the First World War. Then, after trusting Christ as his Saviour at a Sebring Camp (Sebring, Ohio) in 1920, he went on to become an evangelist, a radio pastor, and a gospel song writer.

He and his wife Margaret (who was instrumental in leading him to Christ) made their home in Akron, Ohio. They had four sons Bob, Dick, Paul, and Ted.

Click here for a list of the songs N. B. wrote.

His grandson, Robert D. Vandall, was a well-known composer of piano music. Click here for a link to the Find-A-Grave site for Robert.

Napoleon B. "Jack" Vandall, 73, of 927 Fifth ave., an evangelistic singer and composer, died today at city Hospital.

Born in Creston, W. Va., he lived here 50 years. He was a retired salesman and a Marine veteran of World War I.

He leaves his wife, Margaret; four sons, Robert and Richard, both of Akron, and Edwin and Paul, both of Alabama; two brothers, Bernard and Allen, both of West Virginia; a sister, Mrs. Dolly Bingman, West Virginia, 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel on Fir Hill. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Adams funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Peace cemetery.

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) • 24 Aug 1970, Mon • Page 6
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Napoleon Bonaparte Vandall has given us several gospel songs, two of the more well-known ones are My Home Sweet Home, and After. For obvious reasons he usually went by N. B. Vandall.

Jack, as he was called, served in the Marines in the First World War. Then, after trusting Christ as his Saviour at a Sebring Camp (Sebring, Ohio) in 1920, he went on to become an evangelist, a radio pastor, and a gospel song writer.

He and his wife Margaret (who was instrumental in leading him to Christ) made their home in Akron, Ohio. They had four sons Bob, Dick, Paul, and Ted.

Click here for a list of the songs N. B. wrote.

His grandson, Robert D. Vandall, was a well-known composer of piano music. Click here for a link to the Find-A-Grave site for Robert.