Willa Jean Hale

1930 - 2008  (78 years)

• Name	Willa Jean Hale
  Birth	17 Feb 1930	Dallas Co, MO
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Lawrence Co, MO
  Death	20 Apr 2008	Lawrence Co, MO
  	Willa Jean Metcalf, 78, of Aurora, died April 20 at Aurora Nursing Center following a long illness. Mrs. Metcalf was born February 17, 1930, in Long Lane, the daughter of Virgil and Amzelle Wilson Hale. She worked on a dairy farm and was a Baptist. She married Clinton Metcalf on November 24, 1950, in Phoenix, Arizona, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Jump of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one son, Stephen Metcalf of Springfield; two sisters, Nollie Seitz and Carol Wilson; three grandchildren, one great grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Hale. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora with Chaplain Jack Betts and Rev. Arnold Ray Evans officiating. Burial will be in Monett IOOF Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to St. John's Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
  Burial	Lawrence Co, MO
  	FindAGrave Memorial 26206805
  Person ID	I5717	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Virgil Leroy Hale,   b. 31 Mar 1904, Washington Co, AR d. 6 Aug 1959, Lawrence Co, MO (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Amzelle H Wilson,   b. 10 Feb 1907   d. 15 Jan 1986 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clinton Metcalf,   b. 21 Mar 1926, Stone Co, MO d. 30 Oct 2006, Lawrence Co, MO (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1950	Pinal Co, AZ
  Children	1. Stephen Metcalf   2. Living
  Family ID	F1979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026