L.W. Hale

74 year old L.W. Hale of Alexandria died Sunday at University Medical Center in Lebanon. He was a DeKalb County native, a factory worker, and a member of the Watertown Church of Christ. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown. Jimmy Atnip will officiate and burial will be in the Gunter Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral at 1:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Murphy Hale; his parents, Selmer D. and Bettie Ferrell Hale; a sister, Daisy Murphy; and brothers, Selmer Ray, Harrison Lee, and Selmer D. Hale, Jr. Survivors include sisters, Bea and her husband Kenneth Christian of Watertown, Lucille Ferrell of Alexandria, and Dellia Mae and husband Richard Poston of Smithville. Nieces and nephews also survive. Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown is in charge of the arrangements.