Dale worked for Western Electric-AT&T until retiring in 1988. He loved woodcarving, especially birds, for which he won numerous awards. Dale was an Air Force Veteran.
Left to cherish Dale's memory is his son, Richard Gleason; daughter, Terri Barnett and her husband Mike; granddaughter, Mandi Robin and her husband Jordan; great grandchildren, Ashlin Robin, Khloie Robin and Tyson Robin; and brother, Wayne Gleason and his wife Sam.
Dale joins in heaven his wife of 54 years, Anita Gleason; his parents, Curtis Bell and Dorothy Gleason; his brother, James Gleason; and his granddaughter, Ashley Barnett.
Services to honor Dale's life will be held Monday, October 2, 2023 at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home in Haughton, LA with visitation at 10:00 a.m. and service at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial Park.