- Date Of Birth: December 18, 1944
- Date Of Death: November 19, 2022
- State: Louisiana
In the words of his loving wife, Ruth, “The sun had to be shining bright the day Jim (James Allen Hales) entered the world on December 18, 1944 in Dunn, Louisiana. The birds stopped chirping and time stood still, even if for just a moment, when he died November 19, 2022 in Winnsboro, Louisiana.
James was preceded in death by his parents, X.V. and Margarette Hales; first wife, Candace G. Hales; and sister, Joyce Spillers and her husband, Charles D. Spillers and sister, Betty Hales.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth P. Hales; sons, Jamie Hales and Kenan P. Edwards; siblings, L.C. Hales and wife, Clarice and Karen Baird and husband, Everett; granddaughter, Samantha Hales; special family members, Sharon and Johnny Eubanks; the entire Prieto family; his entire spiritual family members; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
