Bill,
Have called in at Littledean Churchyard. No sign of a headstone for John HALE. Some of the very old stones are now badly weathered and practically unreadable. Your best hope, probably, is if the MIs were recorded sometime ago when, perhaps, the inscriptions were more legible. Will try to make some enquiries.
There are some very nice blackberries growing over the churchyard wall though!
Regards,
Eric