Jack L. Hale

Jack L. Hale, 68, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Hale was born June 24, 1942 in Marquand, Mo. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, and had retired from Union Pacific Railroad.

On June 7, 1986, he married Sherry Patterson in Park Hills, Mo. She survives.

Other survivors include four sons, Danny Paul Hale, Steven Hale, Eric Hale and Jeffrey Hale; nine grandchildren; a sister, Earline Ward of Poplar Bluff; and a brother, Earnie Hale of Dittmer, Mo.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Chapel. Burial with full military honors will be at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.cotrellfuneralservice.com.