Ava Hale

Panhandle

Ava Hale, 82, of Panhandle, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 in Panhandle.

Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Panhandle with Rev. Buddy Payne officiating, and Rev. Lewis Holland of Miami assisting. Interment will follow at Panhandle Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:007:00 p.m. Tuesday at Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors 510 N. Main St. Panhandle, Texas. Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle.

Ava was born June 14, 1929 in Gray County to Oscar and Vera Lee Morehead. On February 15, 1952 she married Shirley Hale in Canadian, Texas, and had been a Panhandle resident since 1957. Prior to Panhandle, she lived in Amarillo, Miami, Perryton, and Canadian. Ava was a member of the Panhandle First United Methodist Church, cashier for First National Bank in Canadian, Amarillo National Bank, First National Bank in Panhandle, church secretary at her church, bookkeeper at the Panhandle COOP, UMW at the Methodist Church, and a member of the Dianthus club.

Survivors include her husband Shirley two daughters Susie Dwight and husband Dan of Pampa, Sandra Graham and husband Don of Roscoe a brother, Charles Morehead and wife Judy of Lake Tanglewood three grandchildren Tina Sims and husband Brandon of Borger, Lisa Shepherd and husband Tyler of Little Elm, Cody Graham of Canyon two greatgrandchildren Addyson Sims of Borger, and Hayden Shepherd of Little Elm.

Ava Lee Hale is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers John, Walton, and Glen Morehead two sisters Mildrend Cole, and Virginia Whipple.

Donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church PO Box 549 Panhandle, Texas 79068, or Saint Anns Nursing Home PO Box 1179 Panhandle, Texas 79068.

Visitation

Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors
510 N. Main St.
Panhandle, TX  79068
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
5:007:00 p.m.

Service

Funeral Service

First United Methodist ChurchPanhandle
600 Main
Panhandle, TX  79068
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
2:00 p.m.

Cemetery

Panhandle Cemetery
East 6th. Street
Panhandle, TX  79068

Memorial Contributions

Box 549
Panhandle, TX  79068


Box 1179
Panhandle, TX  79068