Burial will follow in Copperas Cove City Cemetery.
Mr. Hales died Thursday, Oct. 23, in a Temple hospital.
He was born Feb. 4, 1957, to Burley Hales and Mary Jones Hales in Fort Chaffee, Ark. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Copperas Cove Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, David O’Dell Hales II of Reno, Nev.; three brothers, Mark Hales, Mike Hales and John Hales, all of Copperas Cove; his mother of Copperas Cove; and a granddaughter.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.



