Melanie Hale Harding, age 49, of Sacramento, CA, formerly of Florence, passed away September 1, 2021.    Her mother, Peggy Hale, age 72, of Hixon, TN, passed away October 16, 2021.  A joint funeral service for Melanie and her mother will be held October 29, at 7:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends one hour before the service.

Melanie is survived by her father, Lester E. “Gene” Hale, and brother, Josh Hale and wife, Eleanor .   She was a 1993  magna cum laude graduate from Bradshaw High School, where she was a drum major.  She graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi State in 1997 with a degree in psychology.

Peggy, in addition to her husband, Lester E. “Gene”  and son, Josh, and wife, Eleanor, is survived by her grandchildren, Victoria and Colton Hale; great grandchild, Owen Calaman; and siblings, Joan Narmore Walker, Nancy Goss, and John Walker.

Peggy graduated from Coffee High School in 1967.  She graduated from Florence State University, with a BS in English (with great honors) in 1972, and Shoals Community College in 1989 with an associate degree in science and office administration, where she was on the dean’s list.

She was a member of Hixon TN Church of Christ.

Peggy and Melanie were both faithful Christians