Barbara Mcgregor Hales

LOGAN, UTAH: Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Barbara McGregor Hales passed away in Logan on August 31, 2009 from injuries sustained in an accident.
She was born December 13, 1928 at the family home in Mound Valley, Idaho to James D. and Ruth C. McGregor. She was the youngest of ten children. Barbara began college at the age of 16 and received her undergraduate degree at Idaho State University. She taught elementary school for a few years and then went to Utah State University and received a Master's Degree in Speech Development. It was during her time at Utah State University that she met the love of her life, H. Lee Hales Jr. to whom she has been married for the last 58 years. They were married on December 31, 1951 in the Hales Family home in Logan, Utah. That marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Temple in June 1952.
They were blessed with four children, sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was a professor at Utah State University for 27 years. She taught in the Speech and Theater Departments. Her greatest joy came from children's literature and storytelling. She had a life­long affair with books, having a desire to place as many good books into homes as she could. She referred to herself as a "book pusher".
Barbara was a "true blue Aggie" in every sense of the word. She supported Aggie Athletics with her husband for over forty years and was a member of the Big Blue Club. She and her husband contributed to many scholarships and educational pursuits.
Barbara was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many church positions. Most recently, she and her husband served on their own local service as literacy missionaries to others. She became acquainted with the joy of FamilySearch Indexing and was found doing it daily.
She is survived by her husband, H. Lee Hales Jr., her four children, Brad Hales of St. George, Utah, Brian Hales of Layton, Utah, Tracine Parkinson of Chula Vista, California and Lezlee Monroe of Clearfield, Utah. Her parents and eight of her nine siblings preceded her in death.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Perpetual Education Fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A viewing will be held Thursday evening, September 3,2009 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary , 34 East Center, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lundstrom Park 2nd Ward chapel located at 1260 North 1600 East in Logan. The funeral will begin at 12:00 noon at the church. Graveside services will follow immediately after at the Logan City Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.allenmortuaries.net