LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - Dan Hale has died.
Dan Hale.
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According to his obituary, the 102-year-old veteran from London, Ky. passed away Tuesday.
Hale served in World War II and was part of the second wave of U.S. troops sent into Normandy, France, where choices he made ultimately kept him alive while German forces captured others in his unit.
Hale spoke to our system station, WYMT, back in 2021 about his military service.
"It'd be nice for everybody to learn a lot of discipline, a lot of manners," Hale said in the interview. They'll (teach) you a lot in the Army."
Hale was also part of a group of veterans that WKYT covered during an Honor Flight trip to Washington DC in 2018.
He leaves behind his wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, 26 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral services for Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky.Dan Hale, age 102, of London, Kentucky passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
He leaves behind his loving wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, Brenda Reams, Linda Arnold & husband Luther, Roger Hale & wife Charlotte, Ronnie Hale & wife Sandra, Danny Hale & wife Debbie, Von Brock & husband David, Carol Begley & husband Denver, Lisa Benge & husband Wendell, Mark Hale & wife Deronda, all of London, KY; twenty-six grandchildren, fifty-two great grandchildren, seventeen great, great grandchildren; one brother, Jerry Hale of London, KY; plus a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Wesley Hale and Virgie Anders Hale; four siblings, Curtis Hale, Gerlene Hale, Irene Galloway, Virginia Rockwell; two grandchildren, Eric Hale, Stephen Baker; one great grandson, Jesse Cobb.
Dan enjoyed fox hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a professional tater peeler. He loved being with family and friends and playing music. Dan was a veteran of the United States Army, and a member of Hightop Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Dan Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky. Military honors will be provided by the local DAV Chapter 158 of Keavy, Kentucky. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the church. The family has entrusted House-Rawlings Funeral Home with the arrangements.
Dan Hale.
© Provided by Lexington WKYT
According to his obituary, the 102-year-old veteran from London, Ky. passed away Tuesday.
Hale served in World War II and was part of the second wave of U.S. troops sent into Normandy, France, where choices he made ultimately kept him alive while German forces captured others in his unit.
Hale spoke to our system station, WYMT, back in 2021 about his military service.
"It'd be nice for everybody to learn a lot of discipline, a lot of manners," Hale said in the interview. They'll (teach) you a lot in the Army."
Hale was also part of a group of veterans that WKYT covered during an Honor Flight trip to Washington DC in 2018.
He leaves behind his wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, 26 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral services for Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky.Dan Hale, age 102, of London, Kentucky passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
He leaves behind his loving wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, Brenda Reams, Linda Arnold & husband Luther, Roger Hale & wife Charlotte, Ronnie Hale & wife Sandra, Danny Hale & wife Debbie, Von Brock & husband David, Carol Begley & husband Denver, Lisa Benge & husband Wendell, Mark Hale & wife Deronda, all of London, KY; twenty-six grandchildren, fifty-two great grandchildren, seventeen great, great grandchildren; one brother, Jerry Hale of London, KY; plus a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Wesley Hale and Virgie Anders Hale; four siblings, Curtis Hale, Gerlene Hale, Irene Galloway, Virginia Rockwell; two grandchildren, Eric Hale, Stephen Baker; one great grandson, Jesse Cobb.
Dan enjoyed fox hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a professional tater peeler. He loved being with family and friends and playing music. Dan was a veteran of the United States Army, and a member of Hightop Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Dan Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky. Military honors will be provided by the local DAV Chapter 158 of Keavy, Kentucky. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the church. The family has entrusted House-Rawlings Funeral Home with the arrangements.
LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - Dan Hale has died.
Dan Hale.
© Provided by Lexington WKYT
According to his obituary, the 102-year-old veteran from London, Ky. passed away Tuesday.
Hale served in World War II and was part of the second wave of U.S. troops sent into Normandy, France, where choices he made ultimately kept him alive while German forces captured others in his unit.
Hale spoke to our system station, WYMT, back in 2021 about his military service.
"It'd be nice for everybody to learn a lot of discipline, a lot of manners," Hale said in the interview. They'll (teach) you a lot in the Army."
Hale was also part of a group of veterans that WKYT covered during an Honor Flight trip to Washington DC in 2018.
He leaves behind his wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, 26 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral services for Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky.Dan Hale, age 102, of London, Kentucky passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
He leaves behind his loving wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, Brenda Reams, Linda Arnold & husband Luther, Roger Hale & wife Charlotte, Ronnie Hale & wife Sandra, Danny Hale & wife Debbie, Von Brock & husband David, Carol Begley & husband Denver, Lisa Benge & husband Wendell, Mark Hale & wife Deronda, all of London, KY; twenty-six grandchildren, fifty-two great grandchildren, seventeen great, great grandchildren; one brother, Jerry Hale of London, KY; plus a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Wesley Hale and Virgie Anders Hale; four siblings, Curtis Hale, Gerlene Hale, Irene Galloway, Virginia Rockwell; two grandchildren, Eric Hale, Stephen Baker; one great grandson, Jesse Cobb.
Dan enjoyed fox hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a professional tater peeler. He loved being with family and friends and playing music. Dan was a veteran of the United States Army, and a member of Hightop Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Dan Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky. Military honors will be provided by the local DAV Chapter 158 of Keavy, Kentucky. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the church. The family has entrusted House-Rawlings Funeral Home with the arrangements.
Dan Hale.
© Provided by Lexington WKYT
According to his obituary, the 102-year-old veteran from London, Ky. passed away Tuesday.
Hale served in World War II and was part of the second wave of U.S. troops sent into Normandy, France, where choices he made ultimately kept him alive while German forces captured others in his unit.
Hale spoke to our system station, WYMT, back in 2021 about his military service.
"It'd be nice for everybody to learn a lot of discipline, a lot of manners," Hale said in the interview. They'll (teach) you a lot in the Army."
Hale was also part of a group of veterans that WKYT covered during an Honor Flight trip to Washington DC in 2018.
He leaves behind his wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, 26 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. at the church.
Funeral services for Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky.Dan Hale, age 102, of London, Kentucky passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
He leaves behind his loving wife of 76 years, Alma Arthur Hale; nine children, Brenda Reams, Linda Arnold & husband Luther, Roger Hale & wife Charlotte, Ronnie Hale & wife Sandra, Danny Hale & wife Debbie, Von Brock & husband David, Carol Begley & husband Denver, Lisa Benge & husband Wendell, Mark Hale & wife Deronda, all of London, KY; twenty-six grandchildren, fifty-two great grandchildren, seventeen great, great grandchildren; one brother, Jerry Hale of London, KY; plus a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Wesley Hale and Virgie Anders Hale; four siblings, Curtis Hale, Gerlene Hale, Irene Galloway, Virginia Rockwell; two grandchildren, Eric Hale, Stephen Baker; one great grandson, Jesse Cobb.
Dan enjoyed fox hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a professional tater peeler. He loved being with family and friends and playing music. Dan was a veteran of the United States Army, and a member of Hightop Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Dan Hale will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Hightop Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hale Cemetery in Hightop, Kentucky. Military honors will be provided by the local DAV Chapter 158 of Keavy, Kentucky. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home and on Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the church. The family has entrusted House-Rawlings Funeral Home with the arrangements.
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