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     Joseph Everett Cecil Hale was buried at Hale Family Cemetery, Ferrum, Franklin Co., Virginia.³ He was born on July 24, 1930 at Ferrum, Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,3,4 He died on September 22, 1938 at Ferrum, Franklin Co., Virginia, at age 8.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 224-52-7419.⁸ James Billy Hale was buried at Franklin Memorial Park, Virgil Goode Highway, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.^4,5 He was born on April 26, 1937 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^2,8,5 He married Vivian Diane McKinely circa 1959.^1,4,9 James Billy Hale died on May 1, 2002 at Franklin Co., Virginia, at age 65.^3,4,8,5 He HALE, James Billy, 65, of Rocky Mount, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, May 1, 2002. He is retired from Cooper Wood Products with 25 years of service, was a Navy Veteran, and a member of Furnace Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy E. Hale; two sons, Michael Wayne Hale and Gregory Steven Hale; and a brother, Cecil Edward Hale. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Diane Trout Hale of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Johnny Gravely and Becky Hale; his mother, Ora Guilliams Hale; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lawrence Eugene and Clara Hale, Roy Ernest, Jr. and Hazel Hale, Sandra Puckett and Sue Willis; stepgrandchildren, Christopher Clark, David Clark, and Sabrina Clark; and numerous nieces and nephews; devoted pets, Cricket and Brandy; and special friends, Wayne and Brenda Peters and Nelson and Jean Rakes. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Furnace Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. David Jones officiating. Interment to follow in Franklin Memorial Park. on May 3, 2002.⁴