Mary "Virginia" (Morgan) Hale

Mrs. Mary “Virginia” (Morgan) Hale, age 97, of Murray, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Calvert City Nursing and Rehab in Calvert City, Kentucky.

Mrs. Hale was born on July 9, 1928, in Logan County, Kentucky to the late Theodore Morgan and Lorena (Williams) Morgan. She worked as the manager at the Murray Plaza Court until her retirement in 1989 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hale served for the Caring Friends Ministry, Covenant Prayer Group, and the Ruth Wilson Circle. She also volunteered at Westview Nursing Home, now known as Spring Creek Healthcare.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Reid Hale; one daughter, Kaye Doran; one sister, Eleanor Hunt; one brother, Bobby Morgan; as well as three grandchildren, Daysha Doran, Emily Morgan Blackford, and Amy Doran Sinclair.

Survivors include one daughter, Susan Blackford and husband Wayne of Murray, Kentucky; one sister, Joan Croslin of Russellville, Kentucky; one brother, Marian Morgan of Madisonville, Kentucky; three grandchildren, Jonathan Doran, Elizabeth Morse and husband Matthew, and Will Blackford and wife Kristy; as well as four great grandchildren, Hank Morse, Fitz Blackford, Kirk Blackford, and Charlie Morse.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Jim Stahler and Bro. Gary Vacca officiating. Burial will follow in the Murray Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the First United Methodist Church, 503 Maple Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071 or to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-9959.

Online condolences can be made at, www.jhchurchill.com