Everett Vaughan Hale Sr.

HALE, Everett Vaughan Sr., 73, of Ashland, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2008. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, June Dishman Hale; a son, Everett Vaughan Hale Jr. and wife, Deborah; four grandchildren, Joseph and wife, Shelley, Kimberly, Samantha, and Ashley Hale; and two great-grandchildren, Emma and Sara Hale. He is also survived by one brother, Oscar Hale, and two sisters, Grace Orrock and Dorothy Merritt. Mr. Hale was a 50-year member of Ashland Masonic Lodge #168 A.F. & A.M., a past patron of the Hanover Chapter #130 O.E.S., and he retired as a produce manager with Safeway after 40 years of service. The family will receive friends Sunday, August 17, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., with a Masonic service being held at 6 p.m., in the Nelsen Funeral Homes' Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 18. Interment to follow in Signal Hill Memorial Park, Hanover. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Lung Association or Kenwood United Methodist Church Choir Fund.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.