Joseph Nathan Hale
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The Daily Sentinel page 4D Death Notice - March 24, 2019
Joseph Nathan Hale, 77, Fruita, died March 19, 2019, at The Willows. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Friday, with services at 1:30 p.m., at the Hale farm, 1463 17 Road, Fruita. Interment will follow at New Elmwood Cemetery. He was a farmer and Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife, Carol; two daughters, Rebecca Hale of Fruita and Sherry Orton of Oakes Dale, Washington; two brothers, Jack of Texas and Guy of Washington state; one sister, Cindy Brown of Austin, Texas; and three grandchildren.
The Daily Sentinel page 4B Obituary - March 27, 2019
Joseph N. Hale March 30, 1941 - March 19, 2019
Joseph N. Hale, Fruita farmer and retired Air Force major, passed away on March 19, 2019, surrounded by family and loved ones. Joe grew up in Clarksville, Texas, and earned a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M University. After graduation, he joined the USAF and flew F-4C fighter planes in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. Joe often talked about his time in Vietnam, but he never mentioned his commendations for that service. He was both a military and civilian flight instructor, and he maintained his FAA certification for several years. Joe retired from the military in 1990, and the family moved to a farm north of Fruita, where Joe and his wife, Carol, grew alfalfa, corn, vegetables, and grass hay. Joe was skilled in woodworking and welding, and designed and built his barn and shop. Joe is survived by Carol, his wife of 48 and one half years; daughters, Becky and Sherry; grandchildren, Morgan, Malcolm, and Miranda; brothers, Jack and Guy; sister, Cindy; close friends, Mary and Clee Sealing, and his beloved cat, Buddy. Joe is now hanging out at the Co-op in the sky, talking with other farmers about water, weeds, and the weather.
