Cuemyle Hale Obituary

Name: Visitation for Cuemyle Hale
Start: 2023-04-02T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-04-02T20:00:00.000Z
Location: Routsong Funeral Home

Hale, Cuemyle M.

HALE, Cuemyle M., age 95, of Beavercreek, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023 at home in Beavercreek. Cuemyle was born March 5, 1928 in Clayborne County, TN to the late John and Litha (Marlowe) Marlow. She worked for General Motors, Inland Division, for 30 years. She enjoyed traveling with her husband all over the world. Invariably, he would come home and tell her "We are going on a trip" as a total surprise. One day she said "Why don't I ever get to pick where we go?" He asked, "Where do you want to go?" Catching her off guard, she said "CHINA". Sure enough, one day he came home and said "We're going." Cuemyle was asked who she wanted to say goodbye to. Her positive response was "no one". She wanted to say hello to her husband, her parents, her sisters, and brother. She also would say hello to her Aunt Joe, who looked after her when she was a kid. Cuemyle will be remembered for her honesty, hospitality, and willingness to speak up for what is right. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 28 years, James F. Hale; brother, Hoyal Marlow; and sisters, Janice Engle Schulz, Myonia Stone, and Anna Ruth Schulz. Cuemyle is survived by her children, Kathleen (John) O'Brien, James (Janice) Hale, and John (Darleen) Hale; grandchildren, Nancy (Lee) Croyle, Jim (Melissa) Hale, Steve (Alise) Hale, Sean, Maureen, and Kevin O'Brien, Chris (Kelly) Hale, and Mark (Nicole) Hale; great-grandchildren, Daniel and Riley Croyle, Grace and Thomas Hale, Brady, Braxton, and Brice Hale; nieces, Joann Vaughn, Susan Fitrow, Dyra Money, and Kimberly Zanios; nephew, Joseph Gibbs; cousin, Mildred Kifer; and dear friend, Maxine Levinson. Cue also leaves behind her cat, Marlow, and memories of her dog, Babe. Many thanks to her care-givers, Dyra Money, Meredith Owens, Linda Swadener, and Janelle Stamper, who kept Cue going every day. Family will greet friends Sunday, April 2 from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, April 3 at 11:00am at Ascension Catholic Church, 2025 Woodman Dr., Kettering. Cuemyle will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care or SISCA Pet Adoption. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be made at www.routsong.com.

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Published by Dayton Daily News from Mar. 26 to Apr. 2, 2023.

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Joe Gibbs

March 31, 2023

To family and friends feeling the loss of Cuemyle, I am sorry that I cannot be there to share this day with you. Aunt Cuemyle had a life of great times, good times, and hard and bad times. Culminating a life that stood a very good test of time. The last of my aunts. A generational change of the elder. A bitter tea we all must drink. Yet strangely, I have laughed so hard this week. Memories. Tons of them! Only now can I see a central role Aunt Q was in making some of these memories into epic ones.
The first memory was asking me if I could write her name. "well sure!" I wrote the letter Q. " Thats not how you spell my name. guess it works though. Okay, you can spell it that way, but you have to spell AUNT in big letters first. Just with my name. Small letters when you write aunt Janice. Or any other aunt." She was smart, clever, and subtle. In the child's eye, AUNT Q was as big as life. She had "that" factor. Dressed in a denim jacket or dressed to the nines, she presented the room she was in. She did not go any where till she was ready.
When I was 13 yrs. old, Uncle Jim and Q took me to the Olympics in Canada. Very cool experience. We also were to stay a 4 days at a cabin, on a private lake, in Canada. The Caretaker, as it turned out, was a French - Canadian woman. I fell in love and over played my hand. Made a long but convincing argument on why we should just stay here forever. Jim excepted the 'fish and water story.' AUNT Q was a bit more inquisitive. Grilled me till I confessed: "I'm in love with the caretaker!" Next day, we'er leaving 2 1/2 days early. While waiting for Q to get ready, I asked Jim if two of them loved each other. He said "yes, with all my heart. She has me wrapped around her finger." Why do you two get mad at each other then? "I'm not really mad at her. I'm frustrated that she knows she will get her way. So, I just make a fuss and drag my feet. It is a matter of principle!" Some how that actually made since. Still does!
Close my eyes and I can see Jim and Q in an embrace that puts returning vets to shame. I can also see the fun and havoc of all four sisters reunited. Love to be a fly on the wall for that.
Painful as it is to loose who we care about and shared a part of our lives with, truly they are never gone. We will always carry them all with us.

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