Mary Hoffman

Mrs. Mary Hale Hooten Hoffman, age 82 of Mobile, AL, died Thursday morning in Providence Hospital in Mobile. A native of Clinton, IL, Mrs. Hoffman was raised in the Lewisburg area. She was the daughter of the late William and Clemmie Powell Hale, and a member of the church of Christ. She was employed for many years with Eureka-Williams of Bloomington, IL, and worked in the bomb factories during World War II. She is survived by her daughter: Delores Ann Ray of Mobile, AL; a brother: Donald Hale of Nashville, TN; 8 grandchildren: Daniel Keith Griffy, Julie Ann McAnnally, Lisa Kay Defilippo, Victoria Lawrence, Robert Stout, Barry Ray, Daniel Ray, and Frankie Ray; 17 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild. Mrs. Hoffman's family will receive friends on Saturday, May 3, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM at Bills McGaugh Funeral Home. They will then gather at the Reed Cemetery on Verona-Caney Rd, for graveside services at 3:00 PM on Saturday. Mrs. Hoffman will be laid to rest beside her father.