77 year old Jack Wayne Hale of Alexandria died Friday at his residence. He was a DeKalb County native, a carpenter, and a member of the New Middleton Baptist Church. The funeral will be Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria. Shannon Cantrell and B.J. Thomason will officiate and burial will be in Hillview Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until the service. He was preceded in death by his parents, L.V. Hale and Belvie Herman Hale; sisters, Maureen Scott, Elizabeth Scott, and Ofallon Malone; and brothers, James Hale and Kenneth Hale. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Aundra Hale of Alexandria. Children, Carmellia Ingram of Brush Creek, Jerome and wife Tammy Hale of Lebanon, Jeremy Hale of Newberry Springs, California, and Aundrenia and husband Danny Baker of Gordonsville. Nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Sisters, Dorothy Inez Malone, Francis Willete Hale, and Betty Lou Clayborn all of Alexandria. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in His Memory. Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria is in charge of the arrangements.