Lillie Emogene Hale

Lillie Emogene (Ashing) Hale, age 97, widow of William Hale, Sr.,  passed away Thursday, June 11, 2026, at her home.

She is survived by: four children, Larry Hale, William Hale, Jr., Nancy Hale, and Kathy Hale; grandchildren, William I. Hale, Dennis (Texas) Hale, Wendy Adams, Peggy Gehring, Lori Hale, Jennifer Fisher, Andrew (Andy) Sanders, Matthew Sanders, Lillie Crabtree, Timothy Hale, Crystal Hale and Dusin Hale; and a host of great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; along with a host of family and friends who mourn her passing.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, between 5 pm – 8 pm Rogers Grove Baptist Church.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 1 pm at the Rogers Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Elk Spring Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, expression of sympathy may take the form of donations to:  Rogers Grove Building Fund

Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.