Sunday, 6 August 1939—THE GADSDEN TIMES

Final Rites for Mrs. Hales to be Conducted Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Hales, 68, who died Friday afternoon, will be conducted at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Marvin Adams, 317 North Fourth Street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. L.F. Braddy and the Rev. M.C. Rogers will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery in Coates Bend. Woodliff (Funeral Home) directing.
Surviving are three sons, Robert, J.W. and W.M. Hales of Gadsden; five daughters, Mrs. J.H. Hardy, Gadsden; Mrs. John Sherrell, Gadsden; Mrs. Telmar Stallings, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Clora Thomas, Anniston and Mrs. Marvin Adams, Gadsden, and one sister, Mrs. William Richie, Pittsburgh, California.
Mrs. Hales had been a resident of the Hammond mine community for the past 25 years. She was a member of the Baptist faith.
Pallbearers will be Roy Sharp, L.M. Geer, W.C. Adams, George ?, Sam Thrift and Herman White.

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John Hales married Fannie Rakestraw on 10 Jun 1888
Floyd County, Georgia.

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1900 US Census—Mud Creek, Cherokee County, Alabama

John Hales—age 36—head—white—male—b. April 1864 in Georgia
Fannie Hales—age 27—wife—white—female—b. June 1872 in Georgia—Father born in South Carolina and mother born in Georgia
Nancy Hales—age 10—daughter—white—female—born April 1890
Zerfan Hales—age 8—daughter—white—female—born May 1892
Willie Hales—age 7—son—white—male—born February 1893
Minnie L. Hales—age 1—daughter—white—female—born July 1898

1910 US Census---Flatwoods, Floyd County, Georgia

John O. Hales—age 49—head--white—male—b. Georgia
Fannie T. Hales—age 38—wife—white—female—b. Georgia
William M. Hales—age 16—son—white—male—b.
Minnie Hales—age 11—daughter—white—female—b.
Charsie W. Hales—age 8—daughter—white—female—b.
Essie M. Hales—age 6—daughter—white—female—b.
Clora E. Hales—age 10 months—daughter—white—female—b.

1920 US Census---Mount Alto, Floyd County, Georgia
Fannie Hale—age 48—head—white—female—widowed—b. Georgia
Clara Hale—age 10—daughter—white—female—single—b.
Johnnie Hale—age 7—son—white—male—single—b.
Robert Hale—age 5—son—white—male—single—b.
Jack Wells—age 20—
Estelle Wells—age 18—
Hammond Willingham—age 20—
Idalee Willingham—age 18—

(1920 Gadsden City Directory---Fannie Hales, widow of Jno. O. Hales, home is 316 N. 4th Street)

1930 US Census—Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama

Fannie Hales—age 58—head—white—female—widowed—b. Georgia
John W. Hales—age 17—son—white—male—single—b.
Robert Hales—age-15—son—white—male—single—b.
Chlora E. Thomas—age 20—daughter—white—female--?—b.
Mary F. Thomas—age 4—granddaughter—white—female—single—b.