Charles Larry Dale

Charles Larry Dale, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 3rd. He was born to John and Mildred Dale in Paris, TN on May 31, 1939 and he graduated from Memphis State University in 1957. Larry joined the Air Force and while stationed in Biloxi, MS, met his loving wife Opal Richardson. They married in November of 1963. Larry had a distinguished twenty-year career in the Air Force, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with the Strategic Air Command. After his retirement, Larry and Opal moved back to Gulfport and Larry spent twenty-three years in the banking industry with Magnolia Federal, Union Planters, and Regions. Larry was also a member and elder of the Orange Grove Church of Christ in Gulfport. Larry is survived by his wife Opal, son Russ Dale and wife Kristina Dale of Ft. Worth TX; and son Alan Dale and wife Marcy Dale of Richardson TX. Grandchildren include Connor Dale, Cassie Dale, Ashton Dale, Allison Dale, and Trey Dale.He is also survived by his two brothers, Kenneth Dale of Ft. Worth TX and John Dale of Murray KY. The funeral will be at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, O’Neal Road, Gulfport on Friday March 7 ,2008. Visitation starts at 9:00 a.m. and funeral services at 10:00. Larry will be interred at Biloxi National Cemetery with full military honors at 11:00. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to either the Orange Grove Church of Christ Building Fund P.O. Box 2456, Gulfport MS 39505 or the Arthritis Foundation(www.arthritis.org). View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com