Bessie Hale Reese, 91, of 465 Andrew Hale Road, Littleton, NC, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at University Health Care Hospice in Greenville, NC.
Mrs. Reese was born August 22, 1919, to the late O. J. Harrell and Lizzie Harrell Harrell. She was also predeceased by her husbands, Andrew Hale and Rev. W. T. Reese, and one son, James Woodrow Hale.
She loved her church and loved cooking for everyone who came to her home. The family would like to acknowledge with special appreciation to the care given by Laura Bunn, Ann Simmons, and Glynn Barbour, and also express their thanks to all her other caregivers.
Mrs. Reese is survived by her daughter-in-law, Meltha H. Adams of Halifax; her sons, Robert Earl Hale and wife, Jean, of Enfield, and Collin Hale and wife, Dean, of Rocky Mount, and her daughter, Nan Hale Carpenter, and her husband, Ronald W. Carpenter, Sr., of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; her grandchildren, Michael and Ronald Hale, Ramona Solomon, Sylvia Dickens, Tracey Hale Mayo, Andy and Angela Hale, Ron Carpenter, Jr., and Jewell Wilson, and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at 11 a. m. in the chapel of Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service conducted by Rev. Dr. Ronald W. Carpenter, Sr. and Rev. Mr. Ron Carpenter, Jr.
Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Enfield.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday at the funeral home from 7 – 9 p. m.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Trinity Church, 4235 Aurelian Springs Road, Halifax, NC 27839.
Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com.
Floral contributions may be made through Always In Bloom: 252-533-1870
[Editor's Comment: Death and grief are a part of the human predicament. We cannot escape it. It is appointed unto men once to die and after that the judgment. Now is the time to make it right with the Lord, to make publlc confession of our faith the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.
We, who are believers, confess that Jesus Christ is the Resurrection and the life. Death and the grave are not the end. There is more to come in the next world for those who are born again and have been given eternal life. It begins now in this life and continues in the world to come.
Bishop and Mrs. Carpenter, Sr. are thankful for your prayers and support in these difficult days. Your prayers can be instrumenting in helping to bring them renewed strength, and a greater desire to accomplish the mission God has for them. We are grateful for their leadership, love and compassion for all of us.
You may write them at
Bishop and Mrs. Ronald W. Carpenter, Sr.
General Superintendent, IPHC
P. O. Box 12609
Oklahoma City, OK 73157
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Tue, December 21, 2010
by Hugh Morgan