Rebecca Elizabeth Hale, 93, of Smithville died Tuesday, Aug. 4 at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville. She was born Oct. 5, 1921 in Cannon County and was a retired employee of Genesco and was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Hale was preceded in death by parents, Harvey and Novella Melton Gunter; husband Dixie Denby Hale; son Jerry D. Hale; grandsons Michael Joe Hildreth and Steven Bradley Hildreth; sisters Bessie Parker and Florene Daniel; and brother Smoot Gunter.Survivors include her daughter, Linda Hale Hildreth Landahl; granddaughters, Tammy Burton and Leslie (Rex) Crabtree; great-grandchildren, Travis and Justin Davenport, Kristy Stubblefield, Matthew, Tarryan, and Kaylan Hildreth, and Sophie and Addison Crabtree, and great-great grandchildren Olivia and Emily Davenport and Madeline Stubblefield.Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel.