The Hales Newsletter

Motto: United Force is Stronger

NEW SERIES Summer 2004 Vol. 8 No. 2.

Membership

The Hales Chronicles on the internet

News and Views

Hales Origins, Boxley, Kent, England family

In Memoriam

Visitation Pedigrees

The Hales Newsletter is the Journal of the HALES Family including variant spellings of this name, such as – HALES, HAILS, HAILES, HAYLS, and HAYLES. It consists of four issues or numbers in each volume and is currently an occasional publication of The Hales Family History Society. Information published includes Current Events, Historical Articles, Research Status and other miscellaneous items. It is only available in the on-line version.

The intent of The Hales Family History Society is to document all HALES, HAILS, HAILES, HAYLS, and HAYLES families wherever they are found in all parts of the world. This documentation is found on-line at: <www.hales.org> and in the three volume Second Edition of The Hales Chronicles.

The Second Edition of The Hales Chronicles consists of 1,720 pages in three volumes. It was published in February of 2001. These volumes can be seen at The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City, Utah — and are being filmed for circulation to Family History Centers. They can also be seen at The library of the Society of Genealogists in London, England; The Centre for Kentish Studies at Maidstone, Kent, England and at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. A Third Edition is planned for late 2005 or early 2006.

I plan to continue publishing research status and stories of Hales families in the on-line version of The Hales Newsletter as information is discovered. If you have any materials that you wish to contribute, please send me the information.

MEMBERSHIP

This Hales Newsletter is the second issue of volume 8.

The Hales Newsletters, both New Series and Old Series are now available on the Internet. The index for these newsletters should be read first to determine which newsletter contains information you desire to read. The index for the New Series is updated with the content of all New Series Newsletters and with new newsletters as they are published. Please check this index to determine the content of each newly-published newsletter.

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Also ask them to "talk it up." We need to get the message out so that we get more "News and Views" submissions for later newsletters.

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The Hales Chronicles on the internet

The internet version of the Hales Chronicles is the basis for the Third Edition to be printed in 2005. This on-line version is the master copy of the Hales Chronicles and it contains all information that I have and all corrections that have been made since the Second Edition. It is updated on a weekly basis. Many additions and changes have been made since the Second Edition was published. I work on these files weekly.

A copy of these internet files can be purchased on a CD (in Word for Windows HTML format) for a cost of $10 postpaid.

A copy of these internet files can be purchased on diskettes (in Word for Windows HTML format) for a cost of $20.

Both the CD version and the diskette version contains the latest information that is available.

If you find a mistake in these files, the index to these files, or if your family information is not there, please send me a copy of your records.

The method you use to send me the information is not important. I can receive any type of GEDCOM file, any text file from your word processor, or you can mail the information to me. However, please send the dates and the locations that the birth event, marriage event, or burial event took place.

NEWS AND VIEWS

At this time the only printed version of The Hales Newsletter is being provided to the repositories on the cover of this Newsletter. The on-line version is provided on our web-page at:

www.hales.org

I am in the process of writing a follow-on book to Windows – A Mormon Family. This book called Windows II - A Mormon Family can be seen at: www.hales.org. After getting to this site click on publications and links, then click on Windows II, and then click on the chapter you wish to read. I am also in the process of putting Windows on-line as I get the chapters converted from WordStar to WordPerfect to Word HTML format. You can get to it and read it the same way.

I have not been able to locate a record for Tonne. The earliest person named Hales that I have been able to discover is Sir Roger of Hales in Norfolk, England. Born about 1130 he was Lord of Hales during the early reign of King Henry II, who ruled from 1154 – 1189. Some people named Hales assume that Hales is a Norman name, arriving in England with William the Conqueror and were at Hales when his Domesday book was compiled. But the evidence points to an Icini (Celtic) tribe or Angles tribe origin.² Tonne is a Celtic name or a unit of weights and measures. Also, because the symbols used during the development of the Hales coat-of-arms predate this time period, an earlier descent is indicated.

Between 62 and 650 A.D. the Iceni tribe of Norfolk (Celtics) was centered at Venta Icenorum (near Caister Saint Edmund), which became the ancient capital of Norfolk. The Angles tribe came to Britain in 449 A.D. Archaeological evidence indicates that by 700 A.D. the Iceni and Angles tribes had merged completely.

The arms of the Hales family displays three arrows, pointed downwards, on a red shield as is shown in the introduction to this book. The first person that I have been able to discover that claimed the symbol of the arrow was King Edmund the Martyr. King Edmund was born in 841 and was martyred at Hoxne, Suffolk, England in 869 or 870 long before the Norman’s invaded in 1066. The Hales family either adopted or inherited King Edmund’s 3 arrows symbol for their coat of arms.

It appears that King Edmund was captured by invading Danes in about 869 at Hoxne. He refused to share his Christian kingdom with the heathen invaders, and they tied him to a tree and shot him with arrows until his body was covered with them. The Symbol of the Arrow is detailed later in this book. Hoxne is located approximately 45 miles from Hales, Norfolk, England.

Either the family of King Edmund or a fraction of his Angles tribe settled at a place they called Hales after his death. Several Angles migrations occurred throughout Norfolk after the king was killed. The original families in charge of Hales were Angles Lords who were of high standing – enough to be able to properly settle the area.

In any event these people were not of Norman descent. They were either Angles or a mix of Angles and the earlier Icini (Celtic) tribes which merged together. The Icini were forced by the Romans to their capital called Venta Icenorum or Caister Saint Edmund. It is not far from what would later be called Hales by the Angles.

Lord Roger of Hales, born about 1130, was Lord of Hales during the early reign of King Henry II, who ruled from 1154 – 1189. The title "Lord" would indicate a family of high status. His son, Lord William of Hales, born about 1155, was Lord of Hales during the latter 4 years of King Henry II’s reign. Lord Walter of Hales, born about 1180, was Lord of Hales sometime during the reign of King John, which was between 1199 – 1216. He is believed to be the son of Lord William of Hales.

There was a mansion at Hales during the mid-1100s. Called Hales Hall or Loddon Hall it was anciently the seat of the Hales family. How early it was built is not known.

This was also the period of Thomas a Becket. Following his appointment as chancellor of England and his later installation of archbishop of Canterbury, Becket and King Henry II had bitter conflicts over the king’s attempts to gain control over the church of England. Henry attempted to collect taxes on church lands, and to try church officials accused of serious crimes. Becket resisted Henry’s efforts. King Henry was outraged. In 1164, fearing for his safety, Becket went into hiding and then fled to France. To avoid detection he stayed in manors owned by his followers. Becket also had relatives in Norfolk.

When King Henry tried to locate Becket, and discovered he was in the safety of his friends, Henry’s practice was to destroy the manors where Becket stayed. One of the manors destroyed was Hales Manor at Loddon Hales in Norfolk.

The followers of Becket, including one named Hales, went into exile in France with Becket to avoid the kings wrath. The Pipe Rolls mentions "Adam of Hales and his brothers," and states that his father was in exile with Becket in France. Why he was in exile is not known – perhaps he sheltered Becket. It seems likely that Roger of Hales, owner of Hales Manor at Loddon Hales, and living here during this period, might be the father mentioned here.

Becket returned to England in 1170 and quickly renewed his opposition to royal authority. Becket’s new defiance irritated the king. In the hearing of his knights, Henry asked if anyone was brave enough to rid him of a single troublesome priest. Four knights took Henry’s remarks as a royal request. The knights murdered Becket while he was at evening prayers in Canterbury Cathedral.

The Genealogists Magazine of The Society of Genealogists states that the Hales family came to Kent from Norfolk in or prior to the year 1172. 1172 is two years after the death of Becket. Perhaps they had connections there when Becket returned to England from France. The followers of Becket, also in exile, returned to England as well and possibly located in Kent near Becket.

It should be noted that during these early times symbols and arms were inherited by the heir to the original user of these symbols or arms. Sir Roger of Hales was most likely the first to display the Hales arms consisting of three arrows pointed downward on a red shield.

Also, there is the marriage of Alice of Hales in 1318 to Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Norfolk, at Harwich, Essex, England. This Thomas was the son of King Edward 1 of England and his wife, Margaret of France. The claim is that this Alice was so beautiful that she captured the heart of Thomas. While this may be true it is more likely that the son of a king would find his wife in a known descendant of royalty, the practice in this period, rather than pick a commoner.

After their marriage, Alice prevailed on the king through her husband and received ownership to her ancestral home at Hales, Norfolk, England. Her father, Sir Roger of Hales, about 1260 to about 1313, was probably the most influential and powerful individual in Norfolk. His connection with royalty is documented and Roger’s Lordship extended throughout Norfolk, especially the area between Lodden and beyond Hales Hall. Hales in Norfolk is located in a thin narrow valley nearly two miles long and 3/4 mile in width. On the Domesday maps it is listed as Hala, from the Anglo-Saxon Hal or the Celtic Hal.

Alice of Hales was born about 1302 at Harwich, Essex, England the daughter of Sir Roger of Hales and his wife Alice Skogan.

Adam of Hales and his brothers are mentioned as being in Kent by 1204. Were they in Kent to join their father that returned from exile with Becket? Becket being Archbishop of Canterbury would return to Kent. Most likely they were in Kent since the early 1170s because they were associated with Becket. With the Hales mansion in Norfolk destroyed, the father of Adam of Hales had to find a residence elsewhere.

In England there was an order of succession for the children of a family. The eldest son inherited the family arms. The fourth son is destined to the University and the church. Later sons were not recognized as were the older sons. The purpose of this practice was to ensure that the wealth of a family was maintained – at least through one of the sons. A very young son that inherited little had little to bequeath to his younger sons.

The brothers of Adam of Hales are not noted in history. At least I have not been able to discover their names or families. It was most likely from one of them that some of the lessor Hales families in Kent originated.

Apparently Nicholas of Hales inherited the family arms, identifying him as the eldest son of his father’s family. These arms are the same arms bequeathed to the descendants of Sir Roger of Hales.

The arms of Nicholas Hales is a red shield, the color symbolizing valor, and emblazoned with three golden arrows, fletched white, and pointed down – the same arms as those used by Sir Roger of Hales who adapted them from King Edmund the Martyr. A coincidence? I think not. This would seem to indicate that Nicholas of Hales inherited the arms from Sir Roger of Hales, possibly through his son and heir. Possibly Adam of Hales or one of his brothers. This also indicates a Norfolk connection.

Nicholas of Hales of Kent and his descendants are documented in a separate work, The Hales Chronicles, by the author of this book. While it may not be possible to prove the descent of Nicholas from one of the siblings of Adam of Hales, his descendants are documented as accurately as possible in the above cited work.

Nicholas of Hales appears in Kent in the early 1300s. He was Prior of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem³ in London’s church at Clerkenwell⁴ and Leader of the House of Lords.⁵ Nicholas received a grant to Halden, in the Southeast corner of Kent in 1334.

This Nicholas of Hales sired two sons, Sir Robert of Hales and Sir Nicholas of Hales. Sir Robert of Hales assumed his father’s offices in both the Hospitallers and House of Lords. King Edward III made him an Admiral in 1367 when English ships still controlled the seas.⁶ He was the treasurer beheaded during Wat Tyler’s revolt when he was blamed for the poll tax.

It was Sir Nicholas of Hales, son of Sir Nicholas of Hales and brother of Sir Robert of Hales that is considered the common ancestor of the Hales family in Kent. He most likely descended from Adam of Hales or one of his brothers. It is from this Nicholas Hales "from whence as from their fountain, the several streams of the Hales’s, that in divided rivulets have spread themselves over the whole country, did originally break forth."⁷

During this time the maps of Kent were drawn in what was called "Hundreds." A hundred is defined as an area comprising a hundred families. There were 81 hundreds in this period. The demography would indicate that this consists of 8,100 families. If there were approximately 7 people in each family (my estimate), then there would have been approximately 56,700 people in all of Kent County at this time.

While Robert and Nicholas of Hales were part of the gentry during the revolt of 1381, John Hales of Malling was one of the peasant leaders. He was called "the first and principal originator of the insurrection during the subsequent inquisition in Canterbury." This John poses the question of his ancestry. Was he one of the several descendants of Nicholas Hales, or was he one of the lessor sons of one of the siblings of Adam of Hales?

Within Kent England there are several families that are most-likely close relatives. Because of the lack of records and the civil war from 1640 to 1660 documentation may not be available to trace our ancestry earlier than what has been accomplished in the above cited works. Also, because of the unformatted spellings of the days, some of our ancestors spelled their names differently than what we think of. Interesting possibilities include the following families and a particular manor of interest.

Halfway between Boxley and Boxley Abbey, against the foothills to the north, was Tattellmell. Tattellmell was a mansion owned by John de Capell in 1253. Upon his demise it went to his son Richard de Capell. When he died it went to his daughter, who married a Harlackenden of the borough of Harlackenden in Woodchurch. In the beginning of King James, Deborah, sole daughter and heir of Walter Harlackended, married Sir Edward Hales of Tunstall, knight and baronet, and Tattellmell was added to his collection of manor houses. Upon the death of Sir Edward in 1654 it devolved to his grandson Sir Edward Hales of Tunstall.

A distant cousin, Roy Hales of Fort Langley, BC, Canada, describes a Boxley to Yalding connection in his as yet unpublished manuscript.⁸ Some of this information is new.

Before March 25, in the year 1523 John Hale, Senior, from Boxley and five partners purchased a house with 2 acres in Yalding for £20. This may have been in the western part of the parish, which adjoins Hail street in the neighboring parish of East Peckham. It is possible that Hail street was named for this house or owner. At this time the nearest parish church to this Hail street was the church at Yalding. This John Hale was an elderly man, who lived only four more years.⁴ His will helps to reconstruct this Hale family during the decades preceding the church parish registers. John’s wife ‘Johan’ or ‘Joone’ survived him. He had five offspring. There was possibly a deceased daughter – Margarete – and another living daughter ‘Johan.’ There were also some sons. Raynold, Nicholas and John.

Two miles to the north and west of Yalding lies Mereworth and between Yalding and Mereworth lies West and East Peckham and Nettlestead. There were other male heirs in John Hale, Senior’s will more than 70 years before.

Raynold was the principal beneficiary of that 1526 will. He inherited most of the "lands and tenements," and was chosen to be the sole "legatee & Executor." It seems likely that the Thomas Haile, who is so prominent in the Yalding records between 1575 and 1600, would have been his descendant. Nicholas and John inherited "remainders" of their father’s estate. John is mentioned a half mile north, in Nettlestead, when he sold his third of a house, 10 acres of land and 2 of meadowland during 1529 or 1530. Another John Hale, possibly his son, was involved in a similar transaction in Yalding six years later. This may be the John Halle, who was buried in Yalding on October 21^st 1575.

Nicholas Hale married Mary Haile in Yalding during 1607. She appears to be the 24-year-old daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Haile – considering that their fathers were both named Thomas and not likely to be brothers, this Nicholas and Mary may have been second cousins. The couple were "of Mereworth" when their daughter Margery was christened six years later. Nicholas must have been the narrow weaver who had his will proved in West Peckham during 1638. This document mentions a house, orchard and farmland in Mereworth. As his wife predeceased him, Nicholas left his estate to his brother-in-law Thomas Dawson, his daughter Magret Eton, and grandchildren Marie and Elizabeth Usher. We may be descended from one of Nicholas Hale’s two sons: either Thomas Hale who was christened December 2, 1610, or more likely John Haele who was christened December 16, 1612. This, of course, begs the question of their not being in their father’s will.

There are other possibilities, as well as gaps in the parish registers. We could easily be descended from some unrecorded son of Thomas Haile II’s in Yalding, or from the "labourer" Thomas of Mereworth. However a more promising lead comes from West Farleigh, only two miles north of Yalding. A John Hale married Anne Martine there on February 11, 1606. There are no further Hale entries in this parish for John and Anne Hale which means that they probably resided elsewhere. It is possible that our Jacob Hales of Yalding was a son of this John and Anne Martine Hale.

There was little evidence of any Hale family in this area by 1660. The Civil War between 1640 to 1660 caused a gap in the church records. They are not listed in the parish overseer’s accounts of 1663, or the Hearth Tax that was printed the following year. Yet Thomas Dawson, or a son of the same name, is mentioned in Mereworth. The size of his house is shocking, if it is the one mentioned in Nicholas Haile’s estate. It was heated by a single hearth, and Dawson was thought to be so poor that he was not charged the tax. This raises the possibility that any surviving member of the Haile family may have continued in the less easily traced ranks of laborers and tenant farmers.

Thomas Haile of Yalding was a yeoman, elected churchwarden on two occasions, and one of the more prominent characters of the parish. However, this Thomas broke into James Browne’s enclosure and destroyed 20 shillings worth of grass. Along with Stephen Ferris he attacked the widow Elizabeth Barefoot and left her wounded. Convicted and fined 6 pence, yet Haile was a respected member of the community who posted sureties for others and pled his village’s case in the Maidstone assizes. Thomas Haile married Elizabeth Kemp in 1575 and was the father of four daughters and possibly two sons.

Another Thomas Hale may have been their son. He appears to have been a carpenter who posted sureties for at least two local laborers. He had two daughters and may be the Thomas Haile who married a widow named Ann Tanter (or Annis Taster) in 1624. He was buried three years later.

From Boxley to Yalding and as far to the east as Frinstead this family spread over Kent. From when John Hale, Senior of Boxley purchased property in Yalding, to when we find Arnold Haille in Frinstead in the mid-1500s there are traces of this family. And, considering that there are approximately three generations in a hundred years, when our John Hales (1694 Yalding) traveled to Frinstead to marry he may very well have been visiting a close relative. This John also relocated from Yalding to Boxley, where John Hale, Senior and Junior were located in the mid-1500s.

Our Hales family appeared in East Malling on January 10^th, 1692. That was the day that Jacob Hales married Elizabeth Penny. I suspect, but cannot prove, that Jacob descended from the Haile family that was last seen in Yalding or Mereworth. The name of his firstborn son is John and probably carries the name of his paternal grandfather. Jacob was not in the parish overseer’s accounts for 1700, 1715 or 1728, yet we know the couple had money, for Elizabeth received an inheritance of £40 when she married. Jacob may have been a tradesman.

Two of Jacob’s sons returned to Boxley: John and Jacob. It may be that they returned to the Hales home that was left when the property was purchased in Yalding in the 1500s, or perhaps some relatives were still living at Boxley or there was some Hales property there.

John Hales of Boxley, son of Jacob of Yalding, would have been 30 when he married Mary Foster at Frinsted in 1724. Based on the headstone inscription at Boxley, Mary was born in 1700 and would have been 24. While it is stated that this Mary Foster was "of Frinsted," I have not been able to discover a Foster family there. However, about three and a half miles to the east of Frinsted lies the parish of Lynsted. In the records of Lynsted there is a Foster family which lists the death of Mary, daughter of William Foster of Frinsted in 1699. Other members of this family are also referred to as being "of Frinsted." The next year this family named another daughter Mary when she was christened in 1700. I believe this is the Mary Foster that married John Hales.

While the parish churches of Lynsted and Frinsted are only three and a half miles apart, the actual farms where they lived might be somewhere in-between and they may have attended both the Lynsted and Frinsted parish churches.

Most likely John Hales of Boxley had a reason to be in the Frinsted area. It may have been because he had an ancestor or other relative there to visit. The reason is yet to be found.

Jacob Hales of Boxley, son of Jacob of Yalding, followed his brother John to Boxley and married ten years later. Neither of these two sons named a son Jacob (or James – the Latinized form of Jacob), and both called their firstborn girl Elizabeth. This probably indicates something of their relationship to their father. The oldest daughter is named after their mother, but the oldest son is not named after their father.

There was a Matthew Heale or Hales of Boxley living in Maidstone in the early 1600s. Maidstone is approximately halfway between Boxley and Yalding. He married a woman named Johane about 1631 and they had a son named John that was christened June 27, 1633 at Maidstone. The tradition would indicate that the father of this Matthew was named John.

Matthew Hales wife died in 1680 and her will was proved at Boxley. This would indicate some type of Boxley connection with Matthew Hales of Maidstone. While her will was proved at Boxley, she was buried November 6, 1680 at Maidstone.

In the late 1600s a cousin of Sir Edward Hales, Elizabeth Hales of Chilson, married Edwin Wyatt. This Elizabeth Hales Wyatt was buried in 1707 at Boxley and an inscription to the Wyatt family can be found inside the Boxley church. Edwin Wyatt also died in 1707. This family may also have had a connection to the Tattellmell manor.

About this time or shortly thereafter John Hales, born in 1694 and a son of Jacob Hales, appears in Boxley. One wonders where this John moved to in Boxley – was there some connection with the Tattellmell manor?

Later generations can be found in my earlier book Windows. This story is provided so that descendants of John and Mary Foster Hales might benefit from all of the research accomplished to this point.

8. Manuscript of Roy Hales of Fort Langley, BC, Canada.

In Memoriam

Boyd Neal Hales of Centerville, Utah, age 59, passed away June 2, 2003 after a massive heart attack. He was born on July 12, 1943 to Kenneth and Una Hales. He grew up in Redmond, Utah, and at age 15, he got on his horse to deliver a birthday cake to his forever sweetheart, Mavis Sorensen. They were married later on September 12, 1964 in the Manti LDS Temple. He graduated from Weber State College with a degree in Electrical Engineering. His expertise was vast- from developing sonar re-entry systems at ocean depths of 50,000 ft to configuring complex electronic systems. Eventually, he established AD Systems, a company through which he developed many types of advertising equipment for cable television where he worked until his death. His greatest passions in life were returning to his farm in Axtell, Utah, fishing with family and visiting with lifelong friends. He is survived by his wife, and their five children: Staci (Gary) Gunnell, Centerville, UT; Christopher (April) Hales, Syracuse, UT; Shad (Amy) Hales, Las Vegas, NV; Tricia (Shawn) Kamp, Layton, UT and Lori Beth Hales, Bountiful, UT. He was the proud grandfather of Logan, Maren Elizabeth, Mason, Preston, Lauren, Ausha, Donell, Aubrie, Kolton, Brynlee, plus one due in November. Also survived by his three brothers, Pryce, Kay, and Don; and also by his sister, Bernice. Preceded in death by his parents. As our husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend, we love him dearly and he will be genuinely missed. We want him home, but we know that he has a greater call. He will continue to be our strength and security. Services were held Saturday June 7, 2003 at 11 am, at the LDS Brookhurst Ward Chapel, 1125 North 400 West, Centerville. Graveside services were held at Redmond Cemetery Saturday at 4 p.m. !!!WE LOVE YOU DAD!!!

Edward Marvin Hales, age 60, passed away at his home with his wife by his side Wednesday, July 2, 2003 after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was born September 4, 1942 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He grew up in Spanish Fork, spending lots of time with his Grandma Bradford, working with Uncle Mark on the farm, and enjoying and having lots of fun with his family and many friends, who he loved dearly. e graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 1960. After high school he served in the National Guard, then he worked for Brunswick, traveling throughout Montana refinishing bowling alley lanes. He started working at Geneva Steel in the Rolling Mill in 1997, where he worked until he retired in January 2002. Ed married Connie Knotts and they were later divorced. He then married his sweetheart, Rita Farnworth Madsen, who took care of him till the day he died. His hobbies included his trips to Nevada, fishing, Green Bay Backers, BYU Football, Utah Jazz and camping with his grandkids. Ed will always be remembered for his ability to make people laugh, his great smile and hearty laugh, and for his kindness towards everyone around him. He was truly one of the few people on this earth who never hurt anyone. He was a great husband, a great dad, a great-grandfather, a great brother and uncle and most of all . . . . a great friend! We will all miss his laughter and kindness very, very much. We love you, Eddie! He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a strong testimony. Ed is survived by his wife of Spanish Fork; three sons: Richard (Holly) Hales of St. George, Troy (Wendy) Hales and John Madsen, both of Spanish Fork; ten grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters: Jon (Beverly) Hales of Spanish Fork, Marlene (Jim) Holley of Fountain Green, Joni Howard of Murray, Clifford (Lynda) Hales of Salem, and Larry (Leann) Hales of Spanish Fork; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at 11 a.m. at the Benson Building, 1435 East 300 South, Spanish Fork. Interment was in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to all of Ed's great friends, great family, and neighbors who showed Ed so much love during his illness, and the special angels at Vista Care Hospice, who cared for him during his last days.

Lisle Hales Eddington 1915 ~ 2004 Lisle Hales Eddington, beloved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on a beautiful Easter evening, April 11, 2004. Dad was born April 27, 1915, in Driggs, Idaho to Elijah and Effie Hall Eddington. His mother’s parents were John Kilburn Hall and Rebecca Jane Hales from where his middle name originated. He graduated from South High School. He married Afton Peterson on Jan. 23, 1938 (later solemnized in the Salt lake Temple). He spent the majority of his adult life working in the trucking industry. He was the Safety Director for several large trucking companies. Dad was a faithful and active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many capacities, including Bishop of the Denver 10th Ward. After retirement, he and Mother served as ordinance Temple workers in the Salt Lake Temple. Dad's talents include music, poetry, and drama. He has a beautiful tenor voice and performed in many church and civic productions. He and mother have enjoyed being active members of the Sugar House chapter of The Sons of the Pioneers. Dad was a kind, gentle, elegant man who endeared himself to others through his sense of humor, positive outlook, and kind deeds. He was devoted to his wife and family and adored his precious grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his twin brother Leo, four older brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife Afton, daughters Patricia Christensen (Gary), Barbara Jones (Win), Janet Clapham, son Robert (Linda), 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; sister Effie (Orson) Gundersen, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Brookshire Ward chapel.

Shirley Badham Hales, 80, beloved wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at the Salem Beehive Home. She was born October 16, 1922 to Paul and Pauline Johnson Badham. Shirley spent her early years in Payson, Utah attending Payson schools and graduating in 1940 from Payson High School. She participated in gymnastics and dance as a young girl, and was an accomplished dancer. Shirley married the love of her life, Lehi Davis Hales, in Bakersfield, California at the beginning of World War II. Five children were born of this union. Survivors include two sons and one daughter: Dennis (Janet) Hales, of Orem; Susan (Jim) Dignan, of West Jordan; and Todd (Terri) Hales, of Salem. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and five great-grand-children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lehi Davis Hales; and two sons: Curtis LeRoy Hales and Bradley Paul Hales. Shirley loved her family dearly, and enjoyed Sunday dinners with all of the kids and grandkids in attendance. She also loved Thanksgiving and Christmas get-togethers. She was a member of the Tri-Thalian Club and also enjoyed the senior citizens activities. She will be missed by her neighbors and dear friends. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 27, 2003 at the Spanish Fork 10th Ward Chapel, 381 East 400 North. Burial was in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.

Ryan and Reagan Hales (2003 – 2003)

Our Precious Angels Ryan and Reagan Hales, Twins of Trevor Stephen and April Bennett Hales. Our brave son, Ryan Spencer Hales born October 28, 2003, returned to his Father in Heaven that same day. Ryan, you were so strong, beating all the odds. Our little miracle! Our sweet baby girl, Reagan Jean Hales, born October 28, 2003, joined her brother November 2, 2003. Reagan, your strength and will to live inspires us all. You're our angel! We love you both dearly and will miss you always. Love, Dad, Mom and your big sister, Brooklynn Madison. Ryan and Reagan joined their maternal grandparents, Jerry and Becky Bennett. The doctors, nurses and staff at Primary Children's Hospital deserve a special thanks. We are grateful for the love, support and dedication you have shown to our babies. A graveside service was held at Elysian Burial Gardens, 1075 East 4580 South.

VISITATION PEDIGREES

Additional visitation pedigrees will be published in later Newsletters.