HALES

Kathleen Harden Hales, 79, of Raeford, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care, in Pinehurst.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Crumpler Funeral Home, in Raeford. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Church of God of Prophecy, in Raeford, with Pastor Randall Snead officiating. Burial will be in the Raeford Cemetery.
Mrs. Hales was born Feb. 13, 1933, in Robeson County, to the late Dolan Harden and Lula Harden. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Raeford. She retired from JP Stevens in Aberdeen in 1995.
Kathleen was preceded in death by a brother, Talmadge Harden; and a sister, Hazel Haire.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, William C. Hales, of the home; two daughters, Brenda Kellis (Harold), of Raeford, and Sue Oxendine (Tim), of Pinebluff; a brother, Delton Harden (Juanita), of Raeford; four sisters, Ernestine Hinson (Frank) and Clemateen Britt (Robert), both of Raeford, Geraldine Garrett, of Livingston, Tenn., and Carrie Jacobs (Harold), of Lumberton; three grandchildren, Mark Lyle (Susanne), Yvette Lyle and Michael Lyle (Amanda); and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Raeford Church of God of Prophecy, 911 West Prospect Ave., Raeford, NC 28376.
Online condolences may be made at www.crumpler funeralhome.com.