Fern Martin Hale

Fern Martin Hale, age 93, passed away on July 10, 2024. Fern was preceded in death by her parents Abel and Angeline Desjardin Martin; and several brothers and sisters.

Fern was raised in Lewiston Maine and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1949. She married her husband of 70 years (Hoyt) in 1954. The couple moved to Alabama where they raised their four children. Fern loved a celebration and was known as the life of the party. She was extremely competitive and would gladly accept the invitation to any bowling league, bunko event, or game of Rummikub. She was an excellent cook, and you could always find her canning or freezing vegetables from their garden in the summer. She was particularly known for her delicious chocolate birthday cakes. She was a talented and skilled seamstress, always working on projects for her family and church. In her later years, she was an avid bird watcher, the gold finch being her favorite. She also loved to spend her time working on puzzles. Throughout all her years she was a proud fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Atlanta Braves.

Mrs. Hale is survived by her husband of 70 years Hoyt Hale; children, Denise McKenzie, Kathy (Keith) Brown, Mike (Stephanie) Hale, Karen (Michael) Lyman; 13 grandchildren, Christie (John) Benish, Jake (Lindsay) Brown, Haley Brown, Sam (Jessica) Brown, Joe David (Mary Claire) Brown, Tucker (Mackenzie) Brown, Holley (Chad) Chesser, Taylor Hale, Suezanna Hale, Laurel Lyman, William Lyman, Patrick Lyman, Caroline Lyman; 13 great-grandchildren, Mckenzie Benish, Georgia Benish, Jack Benish, Lucy Benish, Ann Margaret Brown, Ford Brown, Kitty Brown, Addie Gray Brown, Emma Bentley Brown, Graydon Brown, Hoyt Brown, Garis Chesser, Tripp Chesser; sister, Mamie Rocheleau; sister-in-law, Doris Hancock and numerous other loving family members.

Fern and her husband were active members of the monastery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundations or Our Lady of the Angels Monastery.