Francis Lucille Haley, daughter of the late Robert Lee and Lela Mae Cavins Hileman, was born in Morehouse, Missouri on March 19, 1932, and passed away at the Missouri Deltal Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, on November 29, 2009, at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 10 days.
She had lived in Morehouse, Missouri most of her life. She was of the Baptist faith.
On December 24, 1949, she was married to Jesse Lee Haley in Morehouse, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 8, 1986.
Surviving are two sons, Steve Haley of Houston, Texas, Barney Haley of Dallas, Texas; one daughter, Mary Beth Haley of Van Buren, Missouri; eight grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; two brothers, A. C. Hileman of Flint, Michigan, Robert Hileman, Jr.; three sisters, Shirley Rutledge and Betty Kindle both of Sikeston, Missouri, and Mary Cook of Morehouse, Missouri. Other relatives and many friends survive to mourn her passing. She was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Hileman.
Friends may visit on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Morehouse, Missouri.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 1:00 PM in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Morehouse, Missouri.
Interment will be in the Walker Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri, with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Morehouse, Missouri in charge of arrangements