Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Michael Allen Hale, age 37, was born April 6, 1969 and died suddenly January 27, 2007. A logger and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Bessie Elizabeth Simmons Hale of Rock Island, TN and the late Martin Junior Hale. In addition to his mother, he is survived by three sons, Allen Hale of McMinnville and Justin and Joseph Hale both of Rock Island, TN; daughter, Kelly Hale of Rock Island, TN; two sisters, Debbie Adams and Melissa Martinez both of McMinnville and brother, Jeffery Hale of Rock Island, TN. Funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in High's Chapel with Bro. George Roberts officiating. Burial followed in the Shellsford Cemetery.