He was born on Feb. 11, 1930 in Pendleton to Loren Howard Hale and Leoma Rhodes Hale.
He was raised and attended school in Echon graduating from Echo High School in 1947. Bob married Jane Adell Graham on Jan. 21, 1949 in Pendleton. He worked construction at McNary Dam for a few years before going into farming. He worked on local farms until starting his own farming business on Buttercreek Highway, Echo, in 1975. Bob was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Oregon Wheat League, and a longtime member of the Echo School Board. He enjoyed RVing with Adell, the beach with his family and time at his and Adell’s beach condo on the Oregon Coast in later years. He also enjoyed building model airplanes, was an avid reader, and was an avid history buff. Bob cherished the time with Adell and with his family. He was a farmer and was truly a devoted family man.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, J. Adell Hale, Echo; sons: Douglas Hale and his wife Sheryle, Richland, Wash., Robert “Bob” Hale and his wife Kelly, Hermiston, and Rick Hale and his wife Jody, Echo; daughters, Christina Hale Wilson and her husband Don, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Jackie Nelson and her husband Steve, Bellingham, Wash.; sisters, Hazel Hale, Portland, and Maria Duncan, Lake Oswego; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents.
A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 at 10 a.m. at the Echo Cemetery. Those who wish may make contributions in Bob’s memory to the Echo Booster Christmas for the needy.
Please sign the condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
