MOUNTAIN VIEW — Our father, Wally, 73, as most of you knew him, passed away Sept. 12, 2021, at University of Utah Medical Center, after complications of non-alcoholic liver failure(NASH).
He was born July 22, 1948, in Salina, Kansas. He was the second son to Mitchell (Max) Cleburn Hale and Grace Marie Hale.
Wally was preceded in death by his first love, Kathy Hale, and both of his parents.
Wally is survived by his second wife, Melanie of Mountain View; brother, Buddy (Esther) Hale, Sierra Vista, Arizona; sons: Jason (Teresa) Hale Mountain View and Wally Jr. (Brooke) Hale Mountain View; daughters: Jennifer Hale, Alvord, Iowa, and Samantha (Jason) Ketner, San Tan Valley, Arizona; sons: Mitch (Rachel) Hale, Lyman and Matthew (Carly) Hale, Mountain View; stepsons: Matt (Heather) Botts, Green River and Chris (Hailey) Botts, Evanston. He is also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Wally enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and woodworking. He always had a smile on his face and would talk to anyone, he never met a stranger.
Memorial services will be held Saturday Sept. 25,2021, at the Mountain View LDS church at 11 a.m. There will be a viewing Friday night at the church from 6-8 p.m.
Graveside services will follow at the Fort Bridger cemetery.
Condolences may be made at crandallfh.com.
