James E. Hale Sr., 77, of Thebes, Ill., died Friday, May 21, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 13, 1932, in Gale, Ill., to Thomas M. and Susie M. Winemiller Hale. He and Shirley I. Prater were married Feb.... View Obituary & Service Information