Auburn Cemetery Alfalfa County Oklahoma

Donald D. Hale passed away in Houston, Texas unexpectedly on Aug. 31, 2012, due to complications from leukemia a week from his 78th birthday Sept. 9.

He proudly served his country in the Navy (Korean conflict). He obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University, and worked for Southwestern Bell for 30 years. Throughout his life, he always helped those who were less fortunate. In his car on a small card he had written these words: “What I give, I’ll have forever. What I keep, I’ll lose. For it is in giving that we receive. And now abideth in me, faith, hope, and charity. These three; but the greatest of these is charity.”

It was his wish to donate his body to UT Health Science Center. His cremated remains will be returned home to Auburn Cemetery in Cherokee sometime within the next two years. An Inurnment service will follow.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Hale (Simmons); parents, Elinor and Everett Hale; brother, Curtis Hale; and son-in-law, Jeff Ahrens.

He is survived by his daughter, Brenda Ross and husband, Harold; son, Alan Hale; daughter, Donna Ahrens; grandchildren, Allison Schuetz and husband, Michael, Wyatt and Amber Ahrens; great-grandchildren, Kylie and Gracen Schuetz; sisters, Rickie Stone and husband, Larry; Dee Heffernan and husband, John; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial donation can be made in Don’s name to www.lls.org/ways to help (leukemia), or Be the Match.org. (bone marrow)

Donald Dean Hale

© Alva Review-Courier
10-07-2014

Submitted by: Glenn

Donald Dean Hale passed away unexpectedly in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2012, due to complications from leukemia a week from his 78th birthday. Don was born on Sept. 9, 1934, in Lambert, Okla., the son of Everett and Elinor (Davis) Hale.

He proudly served his country in the Navy (Korean conflict) as a radio operator.

Don is survived by one son, two daughters, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.

It was his wish to donate his body to UT Health Science Center in Houston, Texas, and then to be cremated. Graveside services will be Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Auburn Cemetery, Cherokee, with Ed Jones officiating. Wharton Funeral Chapel is in charge or arrangements.

A memorial donation can be made in Don's name to www.lls.org/ways to help leukemia or Be the Match.org.

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