John Evan Hale

John Evan Hale

John Hale Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Luginbuel Funeral Home on Oct. 9, 2025.

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John Evan Hale

Age 62, a resident of Lincoln, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born July 14, 1963 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the son of Butch Hale and Shirley F. Leming.

He was preceded in death by his mother Shirley Leming, his father Butch Hale, step father Tommy Bullock, and his two sisters Renee and Denise.

Survivors include his wife Hope Hale; one son Evan Hale of Tampa, Florida; two daughters Johnna Hale and her husband Andrew Felkins of Lincoln, Arkansas, and Mia Hale of Tampa, Florida; one brother Scott Hale and his wife Rhonda of Westville, Oklahoma; three sisters Jessica Burdick and her husband Robert of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Shantel Shelley of Stlwell, Oklahoma, and Cynthia Hale; five grandchildren Adleigh, Aubrey, Avery, Andi, and Archer Felkins.

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