Extracted from The Ouachita Citizen (West Monroe, LA)
Thursday, January 3, 2008

Emma Allee COVINGTON

Mrs. Emma Allee Covington Hale, 89, of West Monroe, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center. Her funeral was at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, at Harvest Assembly of God Church with Revs. Jo Anne Tarver, Randy Bardwell and Shirley Davidson officiating. Interment was in Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe. Visitation was Saturday evening.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy C. Hale; son-in-law, Houston Posey; three brothers; and three sisters.

Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Posey; grandchildren, Hugh Posey Sr. and wife, Myrna, Jo Anne Posey Tarver and husband, Johnny, Cindy Posey Sharplin and husband, Doug, and Carrie Posey; great-grandchildren, Miranda Posey, Alan Posey, Matthew Posey, Emily Sharplin and Noah Sharplin; sister-in-law, Edith Covington; nephews, Gary and William Covington Jr., Billy Ray Rushton, Howard Covington and Melvin Traina.

Pallbearers were Gary Covington, William Covington Jr., Jimmy Covington, Alan Posey, Matthew Posey and Johnny Tarver.