Centertown community resident and Warren County native Clyde Hurshel Hale, 79, was born March 26, 1933 and died Sept. 28 at his residence following an extended illness.A retired teacher, principal and coach with the Warren County School System and Tennessee Army National Guard veteran, he was the son of the late Hurshel S. and Mamie Ann Davenport Hale. He was a member of Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder and Sunday School teacher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Cowan.