Obituary: HALES, CHRISTI

Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Dec 31, 2008

Christi Rae Hales

1970 ~ 2008

Christi Rae Hales, 38, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Christi was born December 2, 1970 in Rota, Spain to Frank

Gerald and Toni-Rae VanHarten Hart Jr. She and Robert Hales were married August 16, 1994 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Christi was a Silver Director for Heritage Makers and was passionate about keeping memories. She loved dance, ballet, and survived three bouts of cancer since the age of 14.

Christi is survived by her husband Robert Hales; three sons, Alexander, Nicholas, and Spencer; along with two daughters, Abigail, and

Isabella, all of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She is also survived by her parents Toni and Gerry Hart, of Southaven, MS; four brothers, Gerry Hart, of Edmond, OK; Michael Hart, of Southaven, MS; Jonathan Hart, of Minneapolis, MN; and Patrick Hart, of Noblesville, IN; her sister Jenni Hart, of San Diego, CA; her paternal grandfather Frank Hart, of Highland, UT; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Tony and

Inez VanHarten; and her paternal grandmother Alta Marshall Hart.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, Jan. 2, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the Spanish Fork 12th Ward Chapel, 1150 E. 1240 S., Spanish Fork, UT. Family and friends may call/ gather at the church from 8:45- 9:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent

to the family at: www.walkerfamilymortuary.com