Pam Hale

Pam Hale, 74, of Cadiz, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at Alive Hospice in Nashville.

A joint celebration of life with her mom, Margaret Barnett, will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 1-4 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home in Hopkinsville.

King’s Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Ms. Hale.

She was born in Hopkinsville on May 18, 1948, to Lincoln William “Bill” Barnett and Margaret Leslie Prowse Barnett.

Survivors include her husband of 56 years, David E. Hale of Cadiz; daughters, Amy H. Edmonson (Derek) of Cadiz and Christy Millay (Billy) of Crofton; brother, Lincoln Barnett, Jr., of Palm Springs, Calif.; sisters, Leslie Kaufman (Jay) of Roswell, Ga., Cindy Whitaker (John) of Hoover, Ala., and Ashley Petyak of Woodstock, Ga.; and three grandchildren, Blake Edmonson (fiance, Kate Campbell) of Cadiz, Abby Scheriger (fiance, Adam Cooksey) of Crofton and Dylan Edmonson (Adlie) of Cadiz.

Pam was a loving wife, mother, mimi, and sister and the oldest of five children. Pam served in the Hopkinsville Jr. Auxiliary for six years with particular interest in the Salvation Army and Girl Guard Program. She was a member Emerita status in the Shakespeare Club of Hopkinsville which was one of her greatest honors and joys. She served one year on the board of directors at the Sanctuary House. Over the years she has worked at Wallace Lawson Insurance, Toms & Calhoun, and Century 21. She acquired beautician, insurance and real estate licenses. Very close to her heart were her memberships serving as Sunday School Teacher for many years at Herndon United Methodist and Canton Baptist Churches. The last few years she was a member of the Edgewood Baptist Church in Hopkinsville. Her first love always being a mom to Amy and Christy, being a homemaker and then her daily joy in life was being a grandmother to Blake, Abby, and Dylan and of course being a wife and helpmate for 56 years to her husband David.

In Lieu of Flowers donations may be made to: Alive Hospice, 1710 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203; University Heights Academy, 1300 Academy Drive, Hopkinsville, KY 42240; Trigg County Education Foundation, ATTN: Imagination Library, PO Box 568, Cadiz, KY 42211; or to the Alhambra Theatre, 507 S. Main Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.