72 year old Betty Sue Keith Hale of Smithville died Tuesday at Saint Thomas Hospital. She was a member of the Mount Moriah The Baptist Church and a homemaker. The funeral will be held at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Leonard Herman will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hale Cemetery but all visitation, service, and burial will be private. Hale was preceded in death by her parents, Lovell and Mairene Bailiff Keith. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Phillip Hale of Liberty. Children, Patricia Beth Strode of Murfreesboro, Amy Mathis of Liberty, Mark and wife Mary Elizabeth Hale of Dowelltown, and Tracy and husband Randall Knowles of Smithville. Grandchildren, Megan Strode, Mary Beth Strode, Jarred and wife Jamie Mathis, Sarah Thomas, Jessica and husband Andy Pack, Sabrina Hale, Lukas Knowles, and Clara Knowles. Great grandchildren, Miles Strode, Samantha Mathis, William Mathis, Ella Pack, and Ava Pack. A sister, Sarah Tramel of Smithville. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
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