May 5, 1998

JAKE HALE

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Leland F. "Jake" Hale, 73, of Jonesboro died Sunday, May 3, 1998, at his home. He was born May 6, 1924, in Alto Pass, son of Zeph and Mary Pittman Hale. He and Catherine Y. Cain were married June 25, 1945, in Anna. Hale worked 33 years at CIPS in Grand Tower. He was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church, and Operating Engineers Local 318. He was a veteran of World War II...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Leland F. "Jake" Hale, 73, of Jonesboro died Sunday, May 3, 1998, at his home.

He was born May 6, 1924, in Alto Pass, son of Zeph and Mary Pittman Hale. He and Catherine Y. Cain were married June 25, 1945, in Anna.

Hale worked 33 years at CIPS in Grand Tower. He was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church, and Operating Engineers Local 318. He was a veteran of World War II.

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Survivors include his wife; three sons, Harold Hale of Cape Girardeau, Daryl Hale of New Madrid, Warren Hale of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Lucille Houston of Blairsville, Ga.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna after 6 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joe Aldridge officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery.

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