Jesse Hale

Jesse Eulan Hale, 84, of Duncan, Oklahoma, peacefully passed from this life on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at his home in Duncan. He spent his last day with those he loved and cherished most.

Memorial services will be at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Luke Holmes officiating. Interment will follow in Marlow Cemetery under the direction of Bailes-Polk Funeral Home.

Jesse was born November 10, 1941, in Hollywood, California, the son of Eulan Otto and Zora Mae (Browne) Hale. He graduated from Midwest City High School in 1959. He married Shirlene Jane Halford on April 12, 1969, in Duncan, Oklahoma. He worked for the United States Post Office for over 30 years before retiring. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching his children and grandchildren play sports, and was an avid OU fan. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and being so supportive of their dreams. He was preceded in death by his parents; his cherished son, Curtis Eulan Hale; his daughter, Vicki Lynn Parsons; and his sister, Zora Elaine Hale.

Survivors include his wife, Shirlene Jane Hale, of the home in Duncan, Oklahoma; children Kimberly Renee Jarman of Blanchard, Oklahoma, Lisa Morgan and husband Jimmy of Duncan, Oklahoma, and Steven Jess Hale of Lakeway, Texas; grandchildren Justin Hale, Aaron Morgan and wife Ashley, Cassidy Morgan and wife Bailee, Baylee Pilgrim and husband Nick, Jacob Steele Hale, and Alexander Cruz Hale; great-grandchildren Kimberlynn Morgan, Gillom Morgan, Hadlee Pilgrim, Beckham Morgan, and Jace Pilgrim; siblings Nathan David Hale and wife Virginia of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and James Hale of Norman, Oklahoma.

Online condolences may be made at www.bailespolkfuneralhome.com.