Danny Hale

Danny Gene Hale, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at Life Care Center.

He was born Sept. 23, 1949, in Sullivan, Indiana, to John and Wilma Butler Hale. He and Linda Kay Gross were married June 8, 1989, at Cape Girardeau.

Danny drove a gasoline tanker truck for Rhodes Oil Co. for 34 years. He retired in 2004. He was known as "Gasoline Alley."

He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ in Jackson.

Survivors include his wife, Linda Kay Hale of Cape Girardeau; three daughters, Claudette Radford of Chaffee, Missouri, Beth Ann Bollinger of Jackson and Angela Hale of Cape Girardeau; a son, Junior "June Bug" Radford of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Virginia Blaylock of Jackson; three brothers, David Ray Hale of Cape Girardeau, Tracey Hale of Sikeston, Missouri, and Johnny (Sharon) Hale; three grandchildren, Kevin Bevell, Sheila Kay Arnold and Jake Radford; and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Randy Lee Hale and Jeff Hale; and a grandchild, Tiffany Copeland.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Delbert Mueller officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.

Memorial contributions may be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Online condolences may be made at fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.