Hale, Walter

1887 - 1968  (81 years)

• Name	Hale, Walter
  Birth	14 Jul 1887	Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HALE.W001
  _FGRAVE	23531389
  Death	17 Aug 1968	Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  	Husband of Hazel Hale. Son of Jesse Alexander and Missouri (Rush) Hale. Obituary from the Wayne County Press: Walter Hale, 81, of Johnsonville, died at Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hale, father of Fairfield city mail carrier, Delmar Hale, entered the hospital three weeks ago and underwent major surgery. Mr. Hale, a retired farmer, had resided in the Johnsonville vicinity all his life. He was born in Wayne county July 14, 1887, the son of Jess and Missouri Rush Hale. He was married to Hazel Spriggs, with two sons born to their union. She passed away in 1957. He was a member of the Round Prairie General Baptist church. Surviving are two sons, Myrl and Delmar; a brother, George Hale; four sisters, Myrtie Spitzner, Easter Tibbs, Marie Bullard, and Doris Ballard; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Long's Funeral Home at Cisne was in charge of arrangements.
  Burial	Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Hale, Hazel C. and Walter
  Person ID	I41193	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Hale, Jesse Alexander,   b. 23 Nov 1862, Illinois d. 13 Apr 1936, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rush, Missouri Frances,   b. 12 Sep 1867, Illinois d. 11 Apr 1951, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1884  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 10 months - She : 17 years.
  Family ID	F11765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Spriggs, Hazel Cleo,   b. 20 Sep 1894   d. 29 Apr 1957 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jul 1887 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 17 Aug 1968 - Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13016] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hale, Hazel C. and Walter, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23531389/walter-hale), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7833] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hale, Jesse A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19968341/jesse-alexander-hale), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7834] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hale, Missouri F. and Jesse A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19968341/jesse-alexander-hale), none. (Reliability: 2).