Eddie Joe Gale, 66, West Plains, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Ozarks Healthcare.

He was born March 12, 1959, at St. Louis, Missouri, to Delphia Marie Collins Gale.  On September 2, 1980, he was married to Barbara Stanley.  Mr. Gale was not a religious man, but a very strong family man.  His family was his whole world.  He loved being around his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids, joking and cutting up about things with them.  He enjoyed his old cars, music and movies.

He is survived by Barbara Gale along with his children, Jennifer Hensley (Ryan) and Jessica Gale (Rick), West Plains; grandchildren, Courtney Tyler (Brady), Isaiah Gale, Kalista Hensley and Sadie Richardson; and great-grandchildren, Rylee, Brentlee and Cash Tyler, all of West Plains.

His mother and siblings, Eugene Croney, Jerry Croney, Elsie Cowens (Roger), Dorothy Sacier, Tom Gale and Gary Gale, preceded him in death.

Arrangements under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.