Dale was born and reared on a diversified farm near Burlington, Oklahoma, by God-fearing parents. He attended Oklahoma Northwestern State College in Alva, Oklahoma; and Ellis Business College in Elgin, Illinois. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theology from Ambassador College in Pasadena, California.
He and his wife Mona have been happily married for 48 years. They have two sons, one daughter, two daughters-in-law and ten grandchildren.