Claudia Lee Hale

    Claudia Lee Hale (Saffell), 76, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.     Claudia was born to Allie Alan and Claud G. Saffell on April 7, 1933, in Roy, N.M., and shortly after moved to Arizona.
   She had seven children, and dedicated her life to loving and cherishing each and every one of them. She always had a way of making everyone feel special and loved. They will forever be blessed for knowing her, loving her and having her in their lives. She will remain the light of her children’s lives, and may God appreciate her in heaven as much as they have on earth as they remember her as the mother, grandmother, and friend of a lifetime.
   Survivors include her children Alan Hale, Brenda Langley, Micheal Hale, Cindie Blume, Donna McCarthy and Melanie Hale; 14 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
   She was preceded in death by her mother, Allie Alan; her father, Claud G. Saffell; her daughter, Nancy Hale; and her sister, Francia Turner, all of whom she missed deeply.
   Funeral services will be privately discussed among family.
   Silver Creek Mortuary of Taylor was in charge of the arrangements.