William "Bill" Hale, 68, of Auxvasse, passed away Friday January 12, 2024, at Boone Hospital in Columbia.
Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday January 19, 2024, at Myers Funeral Home in Wellsville with Pastor Luke Wolters officiating. Visitation is Friday from 2:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Bill was born in Mexico, Missouri on January 22, 1955. He was the son of William Price and Ruth Ann (Johnson) Hale.
Bill has a diverse work history and among his favorites were farming, auto mechanic and auto body shop, and a bus driver for both Community R-VI and North Callaway Schools.
He was proud of his Lutheran Faith and mentioned it often. Bill's family and friends were very important to him and he cherished his time with them. He will be fondly remembered for his love of history, politics, and karaoke. Bill was a larger than life personality who always had a joke or a witty retort at the ready. May his lessons and memories be a blessing to all that knew and loved him.
Survivors include one son, Tommy Hale (Michelle), of Town and Country, Missouri; three daughters, Ronda Thorpe (Reece), of San Diego, California, Amy Neill (Geoff), of Hermann, and Jessica Hale, of San Diego; two sisters, Cynthia "Cindy" Davis, of Wellsville, and Elizabeth "Betty" Fennewald (Michael), of Martinsburg; ten grandchildren, Ryann, Logann, Dylann, Drue, Chyrome, Elexis, Kane, Morgan, Josie, and Isla; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Nancy Hale, and Rebecca "Becky" Hale; one brother-in-law, Leland Davis; one nephew, William Davis, and one niece, Laura Henderson.
The family suggests memorial gifts to Liberty Cemetery or the Helen Reagan Cancer Fund. They may be sent in care of Myers Funeral Home, 203 E. Bates Street, Wellsville, MO 63384.