J. P. Hale was born to Ella and J. P. Hale on December 12, 1920, in Kent County, Texas. He was predeceased by his mother, father, and sisters Lena Johnson, Eva Hahn, Thelma East, and brothers, Ollie Hale and Floyd Hale. He married Beulah Belle Gallagher on August 20, 1939, in Jayton, Texas. Beulah died July 6, 2000.
His life lives on in son, Jim Pete Hale and wife, Jan, of Waco, Texas, and daughter, Robbie Carlisle and husband Ralph, of Ransom Canyon, Texas. He loved his grandchildren Chyra Haliburton of Waco, Texas, Krystal Haltom, Chad Carlisle and Chana Damron of Lubbock, Texas, and Jeff Hale of McKinney, Texas. Great grandchildren are Trenton Haltom of Norman, Oklahoma, Cole Haltom of Lubbock, Texas, Taylor Haliburton of Brenham, Texas, Mabree Haliburton of Waco, Texas, Colt, Cade, Brooke, London, and Cross Carlisle and Savanah Damron of Lubbock, Texas, Jarrett Hale of Bryan, Texas, Allison Hale and Parker Hale of McKinney, Texas.
Pete owned the Hale Variety Store in O’Donnell, and then farmed in Girard and Spur, before retiring to Brownfield, Texas.
Graveside services will be in the Terry County Memorial Cemetery at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 25, 2011 with Mark McMillan of Fellowship Church in Ransom Canyon officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Hale, Chad Carlisle, Michael Damron, Kerry Haliburton, Trenton Haltom and Jarrett Hale.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 219 West Main, Brownfield, Texas, 79316, or Alzheimer’s Association, North Central Texas Chapter, 101 Summit Ave., Ste. 300, Ft. Worth, Texas, 76101-2610.
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