SERVICES: Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, August 4, 2005, at Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, with Rev. Lonny Robbins, pastor of the Trinity Fellowship Church, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Hale was born March 23, 1967 in Pampa, and attended Pampa schools. He served in the Pampa Armory of the Texas National Guard for 8 years. He had been a resident of Amarillo for the past 18 years. He was a carpenter, working for several construction companies in Amarillo for the past 15 years. He attended the Central Church of Christ in Amarillo.SURVIVORS: 1 Sister: Schaunda Green of Pampa. 2 Brothers: J. C. Branscum of Amarillo and Jimmy Fitzer of Pampa. Grandparents: Darrell & Mary Marsh and Hattie Branscum, all of Pampa. Uncle: Ronny Branscum of Pampa. Fiancee: Rae Lynn Slavin of Amarillo. He was preceded in death by his wife, Melinda Hale, in 1998, his parents, Wayne Hale and Brenda Branscum, and an aunt, Donna Fitzer. MEMORIALS: Faith City Mission, 401 SE 2nd Ave. Amarillo, Texas 79101.