Flora Mae Richardson Hale

Mrs. Flora Mae Richardson Hale, 75, widow of Dr. Christy Mathewson Hale, passed away on December 5, 2006. She was born on April 22, 1931 to Bessie Irene McGary Richardson and the late Samuel Isaac Richardson. Mrs. Hale taught school for 22 years in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Billings Montana before moving to North Carolina. She taught at St. Paul School in Cana, VA for 20 years. She and her late husband, Christy, also owned and operated Shadewood Acres Iris Gardens for several years prior to his death in 2002. Mrs. Hale is survived by her mother, Bessie Irene McGary Richardson, 99. of Idaho; four sons and three daughters-in law, Brian and Joan Hale of Charleston, SC, Michael and Connie Hale of Dobson, NC, Daniel and Cheryl Hale of Lowgap, NC and Jonathan Hale of Dobson, NC; a daughter and son-in-law Edie and Lee Collins of Dobson, NC; seven granddaughters, Melissa, Emily, Sara and Megan Hale, Ashlee, Haley and Kristin Collins; a great-granddaughter Taylor Hale; three sisters and brothers-in-law Doris Hafer and husband of Idaho, Pearl and Frank Radler of Nampa, Idaho, Shirley and Tom Archibald of Idaho; two brothers and sisters-in-law Gene and Caroline Richardson and Marvin and Virginia Richardson of Idaho; a brother-in-law Joe Hale of Coal City, West Virginia and a niece Linda Farley of Dobson, NC. A graveside service will be held at 2 pm Saturday December 9, 2006 at the Hale Family Cemetery with Rev Darrell Tate and Rev. Joey Lane officiating and interment to follow. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Friday at Moody-Davis Funeral Home of Dobson.
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