Evan Thomas Hale

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After his death and as the Great Depression took hold, Syble Hale and Buck R. Hale were send to The Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home, known as the Jr. Home, in Tiffon OH, where there resided until about 1938. Vida Hale was too old to be accepted at the Home and remained in Lee Co.

http://www.jrhome.org/homehistory.htm

Buried:
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Evan married Maud E. Coffman on 22 May 1910 in Lee Co, VA. Maud (daughter of Henry Marion Coffman and Mary Elizabeth Newman) was born on 12 Sep 1893 in Lee Co, VA; died on 30 Oct 1957 in Marion Co, IN; was buried in Lee Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Vida H. Pope, ORANGEBURG

Funeral services for Mrs. Vida H. Pope, 91, of 508 Cedar Lane, Orangeburg, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2007, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg, with the Rev. Ben Herlong and the Rev. David Williamson officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Pope died Friday, March 23, at her residence.

She was born November 3, 1915, in St. Charles, Va., a daughter of the late Evan and Maude Coffman Hale. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. She retired from Phillips Shoe Store. Mrs. Pope was married to the late Ralph D. Pope.

Survivors include four daughters, Mary Alice Pope of Orangeburg, Mrs. Sam (Kathryn) Ulmer of Lexington, Nancy Hutto and Gretchen Pope, both of Decatur, Ga.; six grandchildren, Ravel Ulmer, Renee' Mundy, Evan Hutto, Angela Mathis, Sheryl Hutto, and Wesley Hutto; seven great-grandchildren and a half-sister, Mattie Lou England of Indiana.

Friends may call at the residence, 508 Cedar Lane, and at Thompson Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at Thompson Funeral Home in Orangeburg.

Memorials may be sent to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1356 Amelia St., Orangeburg, SC 29115.

Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. of Orangeburg is in charge of arrangements.

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Vida married Ralph Delmerce Pope on 16 Aug 1931 in Hancock Co, TN. Ralph was born on 9 Nov 1911 in Lee Co, VA; died on 1 Oct 1988 in Orangeburg Co, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Attended the Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home, known as the Jr. Home, in Tiffon OH

Military Service:
Date of Service: December 7, 1942 to February 25, 1945
Rank: Staff Sergeant.
During World War II served in US Army 84th Infantry Division/334th Infantry Regiment/2nd Battalion/Headquarters Company. Participated in Battle of the Bulge. KIA Feb. 25, 1945 near Boisheim, Germany after crossing the Roer River.
Awarded Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal, and Honorable Service Lapel Button WW II.


Note from Vida Hale Pope

S/Sgt. Buck R Hale was working in the Norfolk shipyards when he was called to the service. His company offered to get him a deferment but he declined. Not wanting to have to kill anyone, he served as a medic. He arrived in Europe in the fall of 1944, just before the Battle of the Bulge. After the battle, his unit wound up in Holland where they hoped to get some rest. They had planned to sleep in a school, but the local towns people offered to house the men in their homes. S/Sgt Hale and two of his friends stayed with the Snyder family. Less than two weeks later he was killed. The Snyder family searched out his grave, took pictures and included them in a letter to his mother.

CENSUS: 1930 - Lee Co VA

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Died:
Powell Valley News. "Syble Hale Ridings, Vincennes, Ind.
VINCENNES, Ind. - Syble Hale Ridings died peacefully on Friday (Nov. 1, 2002) at her daughter's home in Vincennes, Ind., after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mrs. Ridings was born Feb. 9, 1923 in St. Charles, Va. She was the daughter of Maud Coffman Hale Sprinkle and Evan Hale. She attended elementary school in Tifton, Ohio, and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1942.
Mrs. Ridings was employed at the St. Charles Neighborhood Action Center for several years before retiring from Lee County Community Hospital. She was a long-time member of the First Christian Church in Pennington Gap, Va.
She was married to the late Claude Ridings of St. Charles, and had four children; Philip Ridings of Indianapolis, Ind., Phyllis Carling of Vincennes, Ind., Betty Dizney of Dryden, Va., and Ray Ridings of Roanoke, Va. Two brothers, Evan and Ravle Hale, preceded her in death.
She is survived by one sister, Vida Pope of Orangeburg, S.C.; a half sister, Mattie Lou England of Gas City, Ind.; and a half brother, Ed Sprinkle of Marion, Ind. She had six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be this evening and all day Monday at the home of Mike and Betty Dizney in Dryden, Va.
Services will be conducted by Kenneth Kehrer at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Pennington Gap, Va.

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Syble married Claude N Ridings on 9 May 1942 in Harlan Co, KY, and was divorced on 26 Nov 1976 in Lee Co, VA. Claude (son of William Henderson Ridings, Sr and Rachel Shelton) was born on 23 Aug 1923 in Claiborne Co, TN; died on 1 Mar 1981 in Lake Co, OH; was buried in Geauga Co, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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had TB in High school

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Obituary

Mary Alice Pope, 89, of Orangeburg passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, after an extended illness.


A funeral service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel, 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, 2720 Broughton St, Orangeburg. Rev. Dr. Beth Yarborough will be officiating.


The family will receive friends from 3:30-4:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel prior to the funeral service.


Pallbearers will be Jerry Lewis, Hugh Roberts, Justin Smith, Justin Ulmer, Andrew Mathius and Ravel Ulmer.


Miss Pope was born on April 30, 1932, in St. Charles, VA. She was the eldest of four girls born to the late Ralph Pope and the late Vida Hale Pope. She worked for many years as a secretary for a local optician. She enjoyed reading in her spare time and watching Clemson Tiger football.


Survivors include her sisters, Gretchen Pope of Decatur, Nancy Hutto both of Decatur, GA, Kathryn Ulmer of Lexington, S.C. and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.


The family would like to thank Grove Park Hospice and especially, Vickie, Buck, Karen, Tammy, Rev. Beth and Tina for their compassionate care of Miss Pope during the last several months.


Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 1356 Amelia St, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115.

Family/Spouse: Furman Samuel Ulmer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Roy Hutto. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philip married Billie Geneta Huff [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philip married Dianne Buckley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phyllis married Abijah Mitchell Alder, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phyllis married George F. Carling [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Betty married Michael Benjamin Coxella Dizney [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nancy Jean Chapman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George Methias. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Michael Mundy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

April married Duan Eric Lee [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Douglas Elmore. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Steven married Kimberly G. Howell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mark married Amanda Hoffman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Crystal Kemp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Matthew David received his middle name from his half-brother Mark David.

Matthew married Jennifer Ann Maves [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lauren married Michael Hess on 5 Jun 2010 in Denton Co, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zachary married Maria K Galloway on 5 Jun 2004 in Lee Co, VA, and was divorced about 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]