Funeral services for Dale “Halfbreed” Lee Haire, 59, of Pleasant Hill were held March 31 at Old Pisgah Baptist Church with the Rev. Dean Johnson officiating. Burial followed in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He was born on Monday, July 15, 1957 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Sabine Retirement & Rehabilitation Center in Many. Dale was a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He was preceded in death by his parents, Larry Haire and Margaret Conner Habour. He is survived by his wife, Pat Haire of Pleasant Hill; children, Dale Lee Harie, II of Belmont, Amber Anne Haire of Pleasant Hill, and Jason Wade Callens of Zwolle; sister, Patsy Tarver of Port Allen; brother, Wayne Haire of Coushatta; grandchildren, Terry Rivers, Kyla Rivers, Daisy Rivers, Makenzie Haire, Zoey Raborn, Harleigh Callens, and Jason Wade Callens, II; along with a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Pallbearers were George Ezernack, Jordan Ezernack, Evan Ezernack, Jonathon Meshell, Lance Patrick and Dennis Santos. Honorary pallbearers were Edwin Ezernack, Rodney French, Christopher Chance, Edward Dean, and Steve Campbell.
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