BIO IN PROCESS
The Children
WILLIAM, LUCIUS, ERNEST, EMMETT, ROBERT, ELIZABETH
1
William Alphonso White Sr.
Birth 15 AUG 1876 • Brazil
Death 27 AUG 1949 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Married: 1899 • Cold Springs, San Jacinto, Texas, USA
Sarah Katherine Smith
Birth 18 NOV 1879 • Fannin, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Death 16 FEB 1965 • Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Daughter of James Jefferson Smith and Mary Mollie Melissa Lee
Arrived from Brazil in 1884
Source: Find A Grave
William was the oldest child of Lucius and Lula White, who were American citizens living in Brazil, at the time of his birth.
William married Sarah Katherine "Kate" Smith on Valentine's Day 1899 in Evergreen, Texas, in San Jacinto County. At first, they lived in Oakhurst where Kate taught school, but soon moved to Cleveland, where William was a businessman and became postmaster, and where they raised eight children: Fonso, Luke, Bob, Doug, Walton, Katherine, Elizabeth and Neil.
It was said that he had learned Portugese from the servants as a small boy in Brazil and that even after 60 years of living in Texas, he still had just the slightest of accents, not so much that it made him sound foreign, but just enough to add a melodic quality to his speech.Family stories often speak of William's kind and happy demeanor.
Source: Find A Grave
MRS. KATE WHITE
Sarah Katherine Smith White
1879 - 1965
Grandmother told my sister Judy that, as a girl, she walked across the prairie, beside a covered wagon, from Mississippi where she was born, to Texas, with her family. That was likely in the summer of 1890. After graduating from high school, "Miss Sarah" taught school for a while before marrying William Alfonso White on Valentine's Day 1899 in the Baptist Church in Evergreen in San Jacinto County, Texas. ~~ Together they raised eight children: Fonso, Luke, Bob, Doug, Walton, Katherine, Elizabeth and Neil. ~~ Grandmother also ran a dress store, The Smart Shop, in downtown Cleveland, Texas. ~~ Many thanks to my cousin Jeff from Corsicana for sending a copy of the 1965 news clipping telling of my grandmother's life and death. Not only did it answer many questions, it also opened a world of research.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn White Davis
Kate's granddaughter
From the 1965 article:
Born Sarah Katherine Smith, November 18, 1879, in Fannin County Mississippi, she was the daughter of Mary M and James Jefferson Smith. Her father died in July 1884. In the spring of 1890, at the age of ten, she joined the Baptist Church and was baptized in Fannin, Mississippi. She came to Texas with her mother and two sisters in August 1890. She completed high school in Coldspring in May 1895 and taught school [there] for two years. She married Mr William A White at Evergreen on February 14, 1899. They moved to Oakhurst where she was teaching at the time. They moved to Cleveland in June 1905, where he preceded her in death several years ago. They were members of the First Baptist Church of Cleveland until their deaths. Mrs White lived in Cleveland for over 50 years before moving to Dallas to be with her children because of ill health. She was a prominent business woman here [in Cleveland] for many years.
Children:
1. William Alphonso "Fonso" White
2. Lusius Jefferson "Luke" White
3. Robert Lee White
4. Douglas Emmett "Doug" White
5. Walton Ernest White
6. Katherine White
7. Elizabeth White
8. Neil Ellis White Sr.
William Alphonso White Family - 1949
Feb 1949
Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Seated: William and Kate Standing, left to right: Fonso, Elizabeth, Luke, Bob, Doug, Walton, Katherine, Neil
Wm A and Kate White, 1949
13 Feb 1949
Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
50th Anniversary of Kate and William Alphonso White of Cleveland, Texas ~~ Back row, left to right: Fonso, Luke, Walton, Doug, Frances, Bob, Neil, Katherine’s husband, and Bill Glasscock. Second row: ——, Hortense, Clifford, Inez, William, Kate, Effie holding Debbie, Katherine, and Elizabeth. Front row: unknown girl in white blouse, Judy in pinafore, Neil Jr, Pat, Kay in a pinafore, Bette in a pinafore, and ——.
Children:
1.
William Alphonso "Fonso" White Jr.
Birth 23 JAN 1900 • Oakhurst, San Jacinto, Texas, USA
Death 24 APR 1975 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Married 1st:Abt 1922
Esther Mae Parsons
Birth 7 APR 1901 • Groveton, Trinity, Texas, USA
Death 1 FEB 1981 • Sanibel, Lee, Florida, USA
Daughter of George W. Parsons and Caroline Rushing
Married 2nd: 2 Mar 1946 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Virgie Emmaline Hester
Birth 3 MAY 1915 • Henderson County, Texas, USA
Death 24 JAN 1991 • Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA
Daughter of William Rufus Hester and Mary Elizabeth Baker
Source: Find A Grave
FONSO WHITE
Auto Mechanic Extraordinaire
My Uncle Fonso was a veteran of World War I and is buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, near the Gulf Freeway, in Webster, Texas. Fonso was the oldest of Kate and William's eight children. His siblings were Doug, Bob, Luke, Walton, Elizabeth, Katherine, and Neil. He was a superb auto mechanic. I remember he and my dad (his brother Neil) talking about the Magnolia Oil Company. Uncle Fonso's son, by his first wife, Esther Mae Parson, was named George William White, but we called him Billy. My dad always asked after Billy and LaVerne. He traveled to Illinois once in the 1960s to visit my dad. I remember especially his telling us about visiting the Indianapolis Speedway. When I visited him, in the 1970s, he was living with his second wife, Virgie, in South Houston, in Harris County, Texas. Though in ill health, he was still able to diagnose the problem we are having with our Ford just by listening to it through an open window from inside the house! If you knew my Uncle Fonso, please contact me by way of the Suggest Edits button so we can add your memories to this memorial.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn White
17Nov 2024
News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida Tuesday, February 3, 1981, page 8
Esther May White - Esther Mae White, 79, of Sanibel Island, died Sunday, moving from Tallahassee, she had resided here for the past six years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sanibel. Survivors are a daughter, Jean Gentry, MD, of Sanibel Island; a son, George William White of Houston, Texas, and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later
from the Fort Myers Funeral Home.
Source: Find A Grave
VIRGIE EMMALINE HESTER FITZGERALD WHITE WITHERS 1915-1991
Services for Mrs Vergie Emmaline Hester Withers, age 75, of Athens, Texas, are scheduled for 2pm Sunday in Foster & Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Athens. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Mrs Withers died Thursday at her home after a lengthy illness.
She was born May 3, 1915, in Athens, to William R and Elizabeth Baker Hester. she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvis Cliff Withers; an infant daughter; and three brothers: Lloyd , Horace, and Reese Hester. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Myrna and Clyde Goon of Pontiac, Illinois; a sister, Essie L. Voyles of Athens; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Children By Esther:
1.
George William White
Birth 3 NOV 1922 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Death 5 NOV 2004
Married:
La Verne Estell Pohlmeyer
Birth 26 JULY 1924 • Bosque County, Texas, USA
Death 12 JAN 2016 • Lago Vista, Travis, Texas, USA
2.
Dr. Dora Jean White
Birth 26 JUN 1924 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Death 16 JAN 2006 • Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA
Married: 12 Jan 1955 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Dr. Claude Russell Gentry
Birth 27 MAY 1921 • Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Death 17 AUG 1970 • Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA
Son of William Arden Gentry and Susan Eugenia Ingram
Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, August 18th, 1970, page 10.
Dr. Claude Gentry of FSU Dies at 44 - Dr. Claude Russell Gentry, 44, staff physician at Florida State University since 1961, died yesterday afternoon at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a heart attack. He was director of Student Health Services from 1962 until last year, when he asked to be relieved of administrative responsibilities. Dr. resided at 2109 Ridge Top with his wife, Jean, who also is a physician on the university staff, and two daughters, Judith Lynn, 14, and Patricia Ann, Other survivors include several brothers and sisters. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on the second floor lobby of the University Health Center. Dr. John J. Carey of the Department of Religion, oficiating. The body is at the funeral home where friends may call tonight. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Shreveport, Louisiana, followed by burial there.
On learning of his death, FSU President Stanley Marshall said the work that Doctor Gentry had done at Florida State has made our health center the envy of institutions throughout the country. His death has saddened us all and his presence on our campus will be missed by students, faculty and staff. A native of Homer, Louisiana, Dr. Gentry served as an instructor and vocational counselor at Louisiana State University. He also taught at Baylor University and had a private practice in New Orleans before coming to Florida State in 1961. He received his B.A. in 1950, his M.A. in 1952, and M.D. degree in 1960, all from Louisiana State. He did graduate work at Baylor and the University of Texas. He served in the US Air Force during World War II. He is a past president of the Southern College Health Association.
Children :
1.
Michael Dean White
Birth 8 OCT 1947 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Death 4 JAN 1996 • Kingwood, Harris, Texas, USA
Children:
1.
Judith Lynn Gentry
Birth 7 NOV 1955 • McLennan County, Texas, USA
2.
Patricia Anne Gentry
Birth 1960
2.
Lucius Jefferson "Luke" White
Birth 24 MAR 1902 • Walker County, Texas, USA
Death 3 FEB 1986 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Married: Abt 1926
Hortense Allene Bell
Birth 20 OCT 1908 • Putnam, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Death 29 JUL 1996 • Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA
Daughter of Willis Samuel "Sam" Bell and Cora Martha Johnson
Children:
1.
Mary Louise White
Birth 1 FEB 1928 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Death 24 NOV 2000 • Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA
Married: 12 Apr 1952 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Joe Baker Jansen
Birth 10 OCT 1927 • Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Death 13 FEB 2013 • Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA
Son of Arthur John Jansen and Marvis Iola Baker
Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas, Monday, November 27th, 2000, page 10.
Mary Jensen, Athens services for Mary Louise Jensen, 72, Athens, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Athens, with Kyle Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Malakoff Cemetery under direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home, Malakoff. Mrs. Jansen died November 24th. She was born February 1st, 1928, in Houston to the late L..J.. and Hortense Bell White. She was a homemaker, moved to Athens from Alvin in 1995, and was a member of First Baptist Church, Athens. Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Joe Jensen. Athens: daughters, Anita Pishko and Joe McGuire, both of Richmond, Virginia.;brother, Jim White, Malakoff, and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Ken McGhee, Jim Jenkins, Gary Moore, Kellis White, Marcus Kenney, and David Goforth. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Church.
Source: Find A Grave
JOE BAKER JANSEN of Athens, Texas passed away on February 28, 2013, at the age of 85. Joe was born on October 10, 1927, in Port Neches, Texas to Arthur and Marvis Barker Jansen. He is survived by his two daughters; Anita Jansen and husband Steven Pishki of Richmond, Virginia, and Jo McGuire of Coriscana, Texas; grandchildren: Kelly and Leah McCray; and great-grandchild, Sofia Paris. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Louise Jansen; and brother, Neil Jansen. Visitation was held Friday, March 1, 2013, from 6 PM to 8 PM at Huckabee/Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff, Texas. Service was held Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 11 A M at Huckabee/Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff, Texas. Interment followed at Malakoff Cemetery. ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HUCKABEE/TOMLINSON FUNERAL HOME. Published in the Alvin Sun/Advertiser Wednesday March 6, 2013.
Children:
1.
Anita Sue Jansen
Birth 13 OCT 1956
Married 1st: 20 Aug 1977 • Scurry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Divorced: 17 Feb 1989 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
David Lee McCray
Birth 14 DEC 1953
Married 2nd: 11 Jul 1992 • Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Stephan Thomas Pishko
Birth 6 JUN 1959
Son of Robert John Pishko and Nora Bernadette O'Garr
Children By David:
1.
Lea Jennell McCray
Birth 9 FEB 1980 • Tarrant County Texas, USA
2.
Jo Ann Jansen
Birth ABT 1958
Married 1st: 8 Oct 1975 • Brazoria, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Michael Wayne Shoemake
Birth 24 OCT 1955 • Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Son of Carl Benjamin Shoemake and Susie Bernice Carey
Married 2nd: 17 Aug 1986 • Miami-Dade, Florida, USA
Timothy Joseph Mcguire
Birth 1958
2.
Lucius James "Jim" White
Birth 8 SEP 1929 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Death 15 JUN 2017 • San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Married: 10 Oct 1953 • Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Margaret Ann Fowler
Birth 25 OCT 1932 • Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Death 1 JUL 2013 • Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Daughter of John Gresham Fowler and Mozelle Shirey
Source: Find A Grave
Lucius James "Jim" White was born to Luke and Hortense White on September 8, 1929, at Baptist Hospital in Houston Texas. He passed away on June 15, 2017, in San Antonio Texas at the age of 77. Jim grew up moving around Texas oil towns as his father worked for Magnolia Pipeline Company. He worked on the pipelines himself as a young person. He met Margaret "Ann" Fowler at the First Baptist Church in Corsicana Texas, and they married on October 10, 1953. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of North Texas and taught school in Beaumont Texas before entering the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After leaving the Air Force, Jim worked for Mobil Oil Company in Dallas. He then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, where he received a Masters in Religious Education. He earned a Doctorate in Education from the University of North Texas. He spent his life serving God, sharing the Gospel's message with everyone he met, ministering to those in hospitals and prisons, holding Bible studies in his home with his wife, feeding those who were hungry, and providing educational resources and clothing and other necessities to those in need. He served as a minister of Christ's church at Town East Baptist Church in Mesquite Texas, the Hill Baptist Church in Augusta Georgia, Woodstock Park Baptist Church in Jacksonville Florida, Sharpstown Baptist Church in Houston, and the Anchor in Surfside Beach. He helped start Northwest Academy, Bellaire Christian Academy and Rosehill Christian School, all in the Houston area, and served as the first headmaster of each. He was also the headmaster for Second Baptist School in Houston, Dallas Christian Academy, and Brazoria Christian Academy.
He was known very affectionately as "Dr. White." After retiring from paid work, he spent 25 years volunteering with Christian groups and traveling. He spent time working with the Canadian Baptist Seminary, and working with mission groups in Africa and China, teaching and preaching. He served as interim pastor at churches in towns around Athens and Malakoff. His faith in God and his devotion to prayer were defining characteristics of his life. He loved to teach the Bible and continued to hold Bible studies at his home and in church. He firmly believed that God supplies all of our needs, and he taught his children, as well as those in his Christian schools and Bible studies, that loving God was the most important thing of all. Jim was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ann, just short of their 60th wedding anniversary. He passed away on June 15, 2017, in San Antonio Texas at the age of 77.
He is survived by his children: Lyn, with her husband Brian Farrell; Cindy, with her husband, Dr. Michael McFarland; and Jeff, with his wife, Leslie White. He is also survived by ten grandchildren: Margaret Farrell Lamar, Katherine Farrell Foote, David Farrell, John Farrell, Ethan Farrell, Amanda McFarland Fitzhugh, Luke White, Thomas White, James White and Elizabeth White. He is survived by five great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am at Huckabee-Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff Texas on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 23, 2017, from 6 to 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Voice of the Martyrs. - Based on the obituary published in the Houston Chronicle
on June 21, 2017
Children:
1.
Kathlyn Lorise "Lyn" White
Birth 5 SEP 1954 • Navarro County, Texas, USA
Married: 28 Dec 1974 • Brazos County, Texas, USA
James Brian Farrell
Birth 12 AUG 1953
Son of Elmer Cleo Farrell and Dorothy Celeste Martin
2.
Cynthia Ann "Cindy" White
Birth 1 MAR 1956 • Navarro County, Texas, USA
Married: 19 Nov 1977 • Travis County, Texas, USA
Dr. Michael Allen McFarland
Birth ABT 1955
3.
John Jefferson "Jeff" White
Birth 18 MAY 1959 • Navarro County, Texas, USA
Married: 13 Dec 1986 • Travis County, Texas, USA
Leslie Annettee Weekley
Birth 3 APR 1958 • Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Daughter of Thomas Beckett Weekley and Carolyn Jane Nelson
3.
Robert Lee White
Birth 10 JUL 1904 • Rayburn, Liberty County, Texas, USA
Death 1 JUN 1963 • Electra, Wichita, Texas, USA
Married 1st: 8 Dec 1935 • Caldwell County, Texas, USA
Ruby Louise Wimberley
Birth 10 NOV 1909 • Italy, Ellis County, Texas, USA
Death 4 AUG 1942 • Luling, Caldwell County, Texas, USA Died of pneumonia and complications of caesarian section Per Death Certificate
Daughter of Roy William Wimberley and Edith Jewel Lynch
Married 2nd: 30 Aug 1946 • Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Frances Kathryn Kelly
Birth 3 JAN 1918 • Harrold, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
Death 12 NOV 2005 • Electra, Wichita, Texas, USA
Daughter of Samuel L. Kelly Sr. and Kathelene Velma Mounts
Source: Find A Grave.
R. L. White Funeral Rites Held Sunday. Funeral services for Robert Lee White, 58, who died Saturday in the hospital after suffering a heart attack, were held Sunday from the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles Priester, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the new Electra Cemetery under direction of James B. Totten and Son Funeral Home. Pallbearers were C. R. Shaw, Elmer Langston, F.L. Davis, Woody Wilson, Skeet Pollock, Bennie Balke, Elbert Humphries, and Jerry Neff. Born July 10th, 1904, In Rayburn, Texas, White had lived in Electra about 18 years. He began his career in the oil business in 1923, when he was employed by the Magnolia Petroleum Company as a pipe fitter, pumper and oil gauger iin Luling, Texas refinery. In 1926, he became associated with the Skelly Oil Company in Borger, Texas. In the operation of their gas plant and in 1927 he became associated with the Gulf Pipeline in West Texas. As time checker material and commissary man. During the same year, he was transferred to Venezuela by the same company as mechanic dispatcher, at which place he remained until May 1932, when he again became associated with the Magnolia Petroleum Company in Luling, Texas. As a pumper gauger and a relief foreman and machinist helper, where he remained until he volunteered for military service on November 17th, 1942. He served in the U.S. Navy as Chief Motor Machinist's Mate, and was honorably discharged on October 9th, 1945, at Camp Wallace, Texas. Upon his discharge, he again was employed by the Magnolia Petroleum Company as mechanic and machinist foreman in charge of providing supervision to assigned personnel. And installing, maintaining and modifying main-line stations. Field stations and auxiliary equipment. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, survivors include his wife, the former Miss Frances Kelly of Harrold; His son, Robert White of Lubbock his mother, Mrs. Kate White of Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Willis of Dallas and Mrs. Elizabeth Glasscock of Big Lake, Texas; four brothers, W. A. and L.J. white, both of Houston; D. E. White of Dallas,and Neil White of Willington, Illinois.
Timesrecord.com14 November 2005, Wichita Falls, Texas
Frances Kelly White, age 87, of Electra, Texas, passed away Saturday evening, Nov. 12, 2005, in the Electra Health Care Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, at Aulds Funeral Home of Electra with Nathan Smith, interim pastor of Bible Baptist Church of Electra, officiating. Interment will be in the New Electra Cemetery under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at Aulds Funeral Home, located at 420 N. Waggoner in Electra. Mrs. White was born Jan. 3, 1918, to Sam Kelly Sr. and Katherine Mounts Kelly in Harrold, Texas. She was a 1936 graduate of Harrold High School. She and R.L. "Bob" White were married in 1947 in Dallas, Texas. She and her husband owned and operated White's Mobil Station in Electra until the early 1950s. Her husband passed away on June 1, 1963. After his death, she attended Draughon's Business College in Wichita Falls and graduated in 1964 with a Business Degree. She worked as a ward clerk at the Wichita General Hospital until her retirement in the late 1980s. She had also been engaged in farming and ranching since the 1970s and was awarded "Outstanding Conservation Farmer" for Wilbarger County in 1990. Her hobbies included playing bridge and working in her yard. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Electra. Survivors include one stepson, R.L. White Jr. and his wife, Sherry of Arlington, Texas; three nephews, Perry Moore and Sam Moore, both of Electra, and David Moore and his wife, Melinda of Fredericks, Colo.; one great-niece, Kelly Anzaldua and her husband, Cody of Electra; four great-nephews, Joey Moore of Electra, Matt Moore of Denver, Colo., Zack Moore of Sister Bay, Wis., and Ben Moore of San Diego, Calif.; and one great-great nephew, Ayden Anzaldua of Electra. The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls, Texas 76308.
Children By Ruby:
1.
Robert William White
Birth 2 AUG 1942 • Caldwell County, Texas, USA
Married: 18 Nov 1967 • Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Sharon Anne Hamilton
Birth 4 OCT 1947
Death 18 JUN 2024
Children:
1.
Robert William White Jr.
Birth 20 DEC 1975 • Tarrant County, Texas, USA
4.
Douglas Emmett "Doug" White
Birth 7 APR 1907 • Rayburn, Liberty County, Texas, USA Death 8 JUN 1979 • Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Died of lung cancer
Married:
Audrey Inez Tompkins
Birth 2 DEC 1909 • Orange, Orange, Texas, USA Death 23 JAN 1993 • Mabank, Kaufman, Texas, USA Daughter of Robert Lee Tompkins and Ruth A Millard
5.
Walton Ernest White
Birth 4 JUL 1909 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Death 16 JUL 1956 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Married: 22 Aug 1936 • Comal County, Texas, USA
Clifford Elaine Elder
Birth 30 SEP 1910 • Cuero, DeWitt, Texas, USA
Death 5 DEC 2008 • Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Daughter of John Fletcher Elder and Belle Zadora Terry
Source: Find A Grave
Mr. Walton E. White
Superintendent, Sugar Land I.S.D.
(1950 - 1956)
Collective memories from the four (4) Earnest kids
Jo Grace (Jo), Judy, Billy, & Carolyn
Walton E. White loved sports, having an innate knowledge of all different sports. He was a wonderful football coach and was instrumental in the success of the Sugar Land Gator football team. He had an ability to watch a game, size up the problems, and know what to do. He also recognized talent and was able to nurture it. Mr. White encouraged Kenneth Hall, who played in the band, to try out for football. Kenneth would play ball; at half-time he would perform with the band, then finish playing the 2nd half. Mr. White was raised, we think, in East Texas. After high school he entered the Navy during World War II and was assigned to a battleship. By the time he left the service his dark hair had turned snow white. It made him appear older than he was.
In the late 40's, Edward and Mildred Earnest worked at Caterina I.S.D. (Dimmet County), which had a small student enrollment. There were only three employees in the high school. Mr. Earnest was superintendent, principal, teacher, coach, janitor, football, basketball and track coach. Mrs. Earnest, in addition to teaching, was the girl's coach. Miss Pierce, a teacher who lived at Pierce Ranch near the edge of town, was the school's third employee. All eleven boys, who comprised the entire high school, were on the football team. In 1948 Caterina High won the 6-Man District Championship. Mr. White must have worked in an adjoining school district because he met Mr. Earnest at a track meet where their team's competed against each other. Both men loved sports and became good and fast friends.Later, Mr. White became superintendent of Pearsall I.S.D (Frio County) and Mr. Earnest joined him as principal. They made a great team. Even though they lived on different streets, their houses backed up to each other's back door. Mr. Earnest and Blondie, the owner of the local theater, would referee the football and basketball games. Once the entire town watched the Harlem Globetrotters play the Pearsall basketball team.Around 1950 Mr. White accepted the position as superintendent of Sugar Land I.S.D. In 1952 the position of high school principal became available. He called Mr. Earnest, who made the long trip, much to the surprise of his wife. One of the incentives was the salary: $500.00 a month, which was the most money he had made in his life. After the Earnest family moved into their company home on 6th street, Mr. White encouraged Mrs. Earnest to accept a teaching position which was vacant. She had four children, ages 11 – 4, and she wanted time off. Mr. White persuaded her to take the position, and she agreed "as a favor." Once she started working, she never stopped until she retired.The White's lived in the first brick house next to the old hospital on 3rd street, now called Lakeview, across from the old Sugar Land gym. His wife, Clifford, was a 4th grade teacher. She and Mrs. Earnest became good friends. The Whites were never able to have children.In the summer of 1956 the Board of Education was having a meeting in the library. Mr. White started feeling sick and just as he stood up, he passed out. Before he could hit the floor, Mr. Earnest caught him. Mr. White had a massive heart attack. Dr. DeBakey was a young cardiologist in Houston, just starting his practice. He operated on Mr. White, but the operation, unfortunately, was unsuccessful. Mr. Earnest took it very, very hard. The Board of Education offered Mr. Earnest the position of superintendent, but he turned it down. He remembered Mr. Edward Mercer from his college days at San Marcos State Teacher's College. Mr. Mercer accepted the position as superintendent.
Mrs. White began working at Deer Park I.S.D. She met a wealthy rancher, married and moved tonorthwest Texas. She later died in a nursing home.
6.
Katherine White
Birth 4 DEC 1911 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Death 14 DEC 2003 • Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Married 1st:
John Richard Clements
Birth 3 OCTR 1903 • Timpson, Shelby, Texas, USA
Death 6 JAN 1966 • Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Son of Edgar Booth Clements Sr and Nannie Louise Williams
Married 2nd: 24 Apr 1954 • Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Divorced: 24 Nov 1976 • Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
William Payne "Wp" Wills
Birth 24 JAN 1912 • Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
Death 13 MAR 2005 • Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Son of William Edward Wills and Johnnie Gilliam Hopson
Source: Find A Grave
KATHERINE WHITE CLEMENTS WILLS
1911-2004
Katherine was the daughter of Wm. A. and "Kate" White, of Cleveland, Texas. She attended Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas. She married and had a daughter, Harriet Elizabeth Clements, whom she called Bette. They lived in Dallas, Texas for many years. In later years she lived in Florida.
Children By John:
1.
Harriett Elizabeth "Betty" Clements
Birth 20 MAR 1940 • Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
7.
Elizabeth White
Birth 7 MAY 1914 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Death 30 JUN 2000 • Big Lake, Reagan, Texas, USA
Married: 20 Jul 1941 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
William Andrew Glasscock
Birth 14 DEC 1906 • Sonora, Sutton, Texas, USA
Death 17 JUN 1982 • Big Lake, Reagan, Texas, USA
Son of Ira Glasscock Sr. and Laura Iola Sharp
San Angelo Standard-Times, San Angelo, Texas Sunday, Ju16, 1943 Page 5
Brothers In Service - Flight Officer Homer L. Glasscock recent;y graduated from Stockton Field, Calif. and received his appointment . Corp. William A. Glasscock entered the service in May, 1942 and is now stationed at Sheppard Field. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Glasscock of Big Lake.
San Angelo Standard-Times, San Angelo, Texas Sunday, July 2, 2000. Page 2
Elizabeth Glasscock, Midland - My loving mother, Elizabeth Glasscock, went to be with the Lord on June 30th, 2000.She was born into this world on May 7th, 1914, as the daughter of William and Sarah Katherine White. She grew up in Cleveland. She graduated from Mary Hardin-Baylor University with a master's degree in music. She taught at several school systems in the late 1940s, including Texon, Odessa, and Big Lake. She married W.A. Bill Glasscock on July 20th, 1941, in Cleveland. They moved to Big Lake, where Bill and Elizabeth became lifelong business partners. They owned and operated Glasscock Chevrolet until their retirement in 1977. She was a dedicated member of the First Methodist Church in Big Lake. She was an avid member of the Reagan County Garden Club, the 20th Century Club., and the Trailblazers. She enjoyed gardening, stock market investing, and being with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Bill Glasscock, who passed away June 17, 1982. She was preceded in death by six brothers William, Luke, Robert, Doug, Walton, and her favorite brother, Neil. She also has one sister, Katherine, who has been missing for many years. She is survived by one son, Andy Glasscock, and his wife, Lynne of Midland. She is also survived by four loving grandchildren, Michael Andrew, Jennifer Lynn, William David, and Cassandra Elizabeth, and one great grandson, Travis, All of Midland. She is also survived by one special sister in law, Effie White of Georgia, and numerous nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind two very dear and special friends, Norman and Ruth Guess and their daughters: Susan, Marla, Janet and Lori.
Children:
1.
William Andrew "Andy" Glasscock Jr.
Birth 24 SEP 1951 • Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Death 10 JUL 2016 • Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
Married: 21 Jun 1975 • Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
Divorced: 15 Aug 1984 • Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
Paula Elaine Graham
Birth ABT 1954
Daughter of Wesley Dale Graham and Evellyn Lavoine Rogers
Source: Legacy.com
Obituary
William Andrew "Andy" Glasscock, 64, of Midland, passed away on July 10, 2016. A viewing will be at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2016. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. at Glen Rest Cemetery in Big Lake, Texas on Saturday, July 16, 2016. He is survived by his children, Michael Glasscock, Jennifer Nutting, David Kramer, and Cassie Kramer.
Children:
1.
Marian Glasscock
Birth Unknown
2.
Jennifer Lynn Glasscock
Birth 24 SEP 1982 • Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
Married: 10 Apr 2006 • Midland, Midland, Texas, USA
Austin T. Nutting
Birth MAR 1984
8.
Neil Ellis White Sr.
Birth 10 AUG 1916 • Cleveland, Liberty, Texas, USA
Death 25 MAY 1987 • Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Married: 29 Nov 1942 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Effie Inez Green
Birth 28 APR 1923 • Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Death 26 OCT 2003 • Will County, Illinois, USA
Daughter of Harmon Dillard Green and Lacy (Mary) James
Neil was a quiet man who worked hard and adored his wife. He enjoyed football, yardwork, car repair, country music, dog-training, and piling the family into the car to go to Zesto's for soft-served ice cream cones. We are very lucky to have had this strong but kind man as our father.
Respectfully submitted, Carolyn White Taylor 2023
Neil's parents gave him the middle name Ellis to honor the family of Rev Joseph HH Ellis, the Baptist minister who married them in 1899. Rev Ellis had named his son Neal Ellis. My sister Judy told that Grandmother and Granddad liked the sound of that, but opted for a different spelling, so the name would be distinctly his own.
Source: Find A Grave
EFFIE WHITE (1923-2003) -- The earthly remains of Effie White are buried next to those of her beloved husband, Neil, near a large magnolia tree in Huntsville Memorial Gardens in Madison County, Alabama. -- Effie Green was born in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 1923. Her mother, Lacy, was known as "Mama Green." Effie's father, Harmon Dillard Green, was a coal miner and a farmer. Her brothers were William, Green, Bill, Robert, Terry and Jay. Sisters were Ethel, Lindy, Jessie, Syble, and Ivy. -- Effie moved to Cleveland Texas as a teenager. There she met and married Neil Ellis White. In the coming years, while Neil worked with munitions for the US Army, Effie kept their home and cared for their five children: Neil Jr (Skip), Judy, Debbie, Carolyn and Barbara. The family settled in Galena Park Texas in the early 1950s, until 1959 when they all moved to Wilmington Illinois. Then, in 1968, Neil and Effie, along with their two youngest, went to live in Huntsville Alabama. Moving to Alabama proved to be a blessing as Effie's elderly mother fell into ill health, and Effie and her sisters took turns caring for Mama Green so she could stay in her own home. Years later, after all the children left the nest, Effie and Neil lived for a brief time in Oxford Alabama before coming back home to Huntsville, where they were able to enjoy Neil's retirement. -- Effie was a great cook. Once retired, Neil would lovingly say "Every day a holiday, and every meal a banquet." Effie enjoyed shopping, especially visiting the Farmers' Market. Her vegetable soup with corn bread was my favorite. Her cornbread dressing with giblet gravy at Thanksgiving was a close second. She was also a skilled seamstress and found peace while working in her yard, tending hydrangeas, roses, white daisies, daylilies, red plums, dogwoods, and magnolias. Notice the dogwoods on the grave marker. -- Her grandchildren will always have warm memories of a Granma who loved them more than words could express. What better legacy could she leave them? -- This is my mother's story, as best I can remember it.
Respectfully submitted, Carolyn 2023
Source: Find A Grave
Neil Ellis White was born on 10 August 1916 in Cleveland Texas, in Liberty County, to Kate and William A White. William was a businessman and the postmaster of Cleveland Texas and Kate ran a dress shop. Neil met and married Effie Green in Cleveland Texas. They had five children: Neil Jr, Judy, Debbie, Carolyn and Barbara. They lived on Sherman Street in Houston before settling in 1952 in Galena Park, Texas, where they were lucky enough to live across the street from Ralph and Meriam Riha. Neil worked for the War Department (later the US Army, then the Department of Defense) for over 30 years, first as a truck driver and a dock worker, then as a foreman, and later as a logistics officer specializing in munitions. During WWII, Neil worked 18-hour days, loading ships in Houston with supplies headed to the Pacific. Later, shortly after the Texas City Disaster in 1947, Neil was one of a crew sent to Texas City to help clean up the mess. It wasn't until 40 years later that he told me that part of his job was to recover the bodies and take them to a make-shift morgue for identification. Neil was employed at the San Jacinto Ordnance Depot near Houston Texas until the late 1950s, when he worked along side officials from Washington DC to help close it down. He was tempted to take a DOD post in France, but opted instead to run a gas station in Galena Park, until he was offered a government job near Joliet Arsenal in Illinois. Neil's group was called ASPA which I think stood for Army Supply and Procurement Agency. In 1968, the family moved from Wilmington, Illinois, to Huntsville, Alabama, where Neil worked with Redstone Arsenal on the Safeguard Project, and where Effie was able to be closer to her family in and around Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Once all the children had left home, Neil took a job in Oxford Alabama for a short time, before retiring back to Huntsville.
3.
Deborah "Debbie" White
Birth 18 AUG 1947 • Harris County, Texas, USA Death 10 MAY 2016 • Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA Married:
Hilton Dwight Satterwhite Jr.
Birth 17 SEP 1945 • Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Death 1 OCT 2024 • Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA Son of Hilton Dwight Satterwhite Sr. and Marge LaVerne Hiers
Neil sang baritone and tenor and played trumpet. He was known as "Tex" by many of his band-mates, while his sisters all called him "Skip." He was a wonderful cook, and also "something of an egghead who enjoyed displaying his wide-ranging knowledge of trivia."He was preceded in death by his parents, Neil and Effie White of Huntsville, Alabama.He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann White of Lewisburg Tennessee; one son, Pete Love of Murfreesboro Tennessee; four sisters: Judy Johnson of Wilmington Illinois, Deborah White of Athens, Georgia, Carolyn Davis of Pipe Creek Texas, and Barbara Strickland of Huntsville Alabama; one uncle, John F Green of Vance Alabama; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the chapel of Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home.
Source: Find A Grave
As a teenager, Debbie was part of the Galena Park TX Jr High and Wilmington IL High School Bands, in which she played flute and piccolo. She loved marching band, baton twirling, playing tennis with her dad and all things musical. Debbie graduated from Wilmington High School in 1965; attended Illinois Wesleyan and Northern Illinois universities and graduated with a BA in Education, focusing on music education and folk literature. By the time she began teaching full-time, she was an accomplished flutist, who had played with the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia. Debbie taught private flute lessons for many years. Debbie also taught band and music in public schools in Huntsville AL, Angleton TX, Panama City FL, and Watkinsville GA. She earned a Masters of Education from the University of Georgia in 1985 and a Specialist of Education degree in 1990. Debbie was a musician and an educator. Many of her students have gone on to become teachers themselves. In retirement, Debbie took great pride and pleasure in her work at a local women's specialty clothing store, Catherine's. She enjoyed assisting ladies in looking and feeling their best. Nothing, however, gave her as much joy as being with her sweet grandbaby Neil and his vivacious big sister Sabrina. Giving them the best life possible was the focus of her last years.
Debbie passed away early Tuesday morning, 10 May 2016, in Athens GA, after
years of chronic asthma. She was preceded in death by her parents, Neil and Effie White of Huntsville AL, and her brother, Neil Jr. of Lewisburg TN.She is survived by her three sisters: Judy Johnson of Wilmington IL; Carolyn Davis of Pipe Creek TX; and Barbara Strickland of Huntsville AL; her daughter, Susan Satterwhite Williams of Athens GA; her two grandchildren, Sabrina and Neil; Susan's father, H Dwight Satterwhite, Jr.; her nine nieces and nephews; and her many cousins, in-laws, friends and associates. A memorial service was held Monday 16 May 2016 at New Covenant Worship Center in Athens GA. Debbie had asked that we play a CD of "The Minute Waltz," performed by Sir James Galway, as part of that service, and it was beautiful. It made me think she was reminding us that our time in this life is short, so put your heart into it and play it so well it moves others to greatness. She is missed. Respectfully submitted, with words from all the family, Debbie's sister, Carolyn
Children:
1.
Neil Ellis White Jr.
Birth 19 AUG 1943 • Harris County, Texas, USA Death 19 JAN 2009 • Marshall County, Tennessee, USA Married:
Jo Ann Walker
Birth 1 MAY 1940 • Mt Pleasant, Tennessee, USA
Death 31 JAN 2019 • Petersburg, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Daughter of Oscar James Walker and Eldridge Mildred King
Source: Find A Grave
Neil Ellis White Jr., 65, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at Marshall Medical Center. This Native Texan was a retired computer operations specialist with NASA and later with Republic Bank of Houston and was employed at the Lewisburg Wal-Mart and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
2.
Judy White
Birth 22 Nov 1944 • Harris County, Texas, USA Married:
Mr. Johnson
4.
Carolyn White
Birth 8 APR 1951 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Married:
Ralph G. Davis
Birth ABT 1932
5.
Barbara White
Birth 19 MAR 1953 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Married
Mr. Strickland
2
Thomas Bannister White Birth JUL 28, 1878 • Bahia, Brazil Death MAY 1880 • Brazil
DIED YOUNG
No further information
3
Lucius Alphonso White Jr.
Birth 12 MAR 1881 • Bahia, Brazil,
Death 27 MAY 1959 • Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Married: 23 Jun 1907 • Bell County, Texas, USA
Laura Agnes McKey
Birth 28 APRIL 1886 • Mississippi, USA
Death 6 DEC 1977 • Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Daughter of Edward David Mckey and Missouri Phelps
The Berkeley Gazette, Berkeley, California, Thursday, May 28, 1959, page 18. White - in a local hospital. May 27, 1959, Lucius A. White of 1241 Dwight Way, Berkeley, beloved husband of Laura, A. White of Berkeley, loving father of Edward E. White of Alamo and David White of Denver, Colorado; dear brother of Mrs. C. D. Otto of Hungerford, Texas, Emmett White, of Port Arthur, Texas; and Frank A. of Sunnymead. A native of Bahai, Brazil. Age 78 years. A member of Gracemont Baptist Church of Albany, Goldstar Dads and retired from Civil Service at Treasure Island three years. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Friday, May 29th, 1959 at 5 p.m. at McNary Chapel.
The Berkeley Gazette, Berkeley, California. December 8, 1977. Page 37. White - In Berkeley, California, December 6, 1977. Laura Agnes White, wife of the late Lucius A. White, mother of Edward White of Moraga and David White of Denver, Colorado. Also survived by four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A member of Gracemont Baptist Church of Albany, past president (1954 1955) American Gold Star Mothers, Berkeley. A native of Mississippi, aged 91 years. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Contributions to the Alameda County Heart Fund or American Cancer Society, are preferred.
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, Thursday, June 20, 1957, page 12. Berkeley Pair Will Celebrate 50 Years Wed. Berkeley - June 20 A reception marking the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius A. White, 1241 Dwight Way will be held Sunday at the home of their son, Edward, of 43 Barbee Lane, Danville. Out of town, guests will include another son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. David White of Denver, Colorado; Mrs. white’s sister, Miss Verna McKay of Temple, Texas; White's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Otto of Hungerford, Texas; and White's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. White, Baytown, Texas. Other guests to attend the celebration will include Miss Darlene White and Mrs. Oliver Fulcher of San Leandro; Mrs. John Bauer of Denver, Colorado; and Mrs. Mary Manhart of San Jose. Mrs. White is active in the Gold Star Mothers.
Children:
1.
Beatrice E White
Birth 19 AUG 1907 Bell County, Texas, USA
Death 4 DEC 1992 • Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
2.
Edward Ernest White
Birth 23 NOV 1910 • Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Death 12 FEB 1995 • Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA
Married: 23 May 1935 • Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pauline Bertha Robertson
Birth 2 JAN 1917 • Ashmore, Chouteau Montana, USA
Death 26 OCT 1997 • Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA
Daughter of George Alloway Robertson and Ruth Evangeline Cooper
Edward & Pauline
Children:
1.
Barbee Sue White
Birth 4 SEP 1943 • Solano County, California, USA
Married 1st: Abt 1962
Divorced: Jul 1970 • Contra Costa County, California, USA
Floyd Adrian Holsington
Birth 5 DEC 1938 • Michigan, USA
Death 29 MAY 2011 • Hawaii, USA
Son of Albert J. Hoisington and Margaret E H Schultz
Married 2nd: 22 Dec 1973 • Contra Costa County, California, USA
John E. Helny
Birth ABT 1940
Hawaii.Tribune-Herald. Hilo, Hawaii, Monday, June 20, 2011, page 2.
Floyd, Adrian Hoisington, 72, of Waimea, died May 29. North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Caledonia, Michigan, he was retired. Private services were held. Survived by his sons, Chris Hoisington and Tim Hoisington, both of Long Beach, California, and Jason Hoisington of Waimea; sisters, Alice Bowen of Gowan, Michigan; Barbara Underwood of Lakeview, Michigan; And Beverly (Thomas) Verberg of Grand Rapids, Michigan; brother, Nelson (Lucille) Hoisington of Belding, Michigan; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Children By Floyd:
1.
Timothy S Hoisington
Birth 29 SEP 1967 • Contra Costa County, California, USA
2.
Terry Lee White
Birth 2 SEP 1945 • Missouri, USA
Married: 17 Dec 1966 • Monterey County, California, USA
Geraldine Marie Cota
Birth 17 DEC 1946 • Monterey County, California, USA
Daughter of Richard Allen Cota and Catherine Marie Ciandro
3.
Maj. Thomas Lucius White
Birth 5 FEB 1915 • Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Death 22 MAR 1945 • Saline County, Missouri, USA
The Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Missouri, Tuesday, March 27, 1945, page 1.
Two men from the Sedalia Army Air Field were instantly killed at 3:45 o’clock Thursday afternoon when their C-46 transport plane crashed while on a routine training flight near Slater, Col.l Jerome B. McCauley, commanding officer announced. They were Major Thomas Lucius White, 30 years old, son of Mrs. Laura A. White Berkeley, California, and Captain Roger Joseph Bernard, 26, son of Mrs. Albia J. Bernard, Manchester, New Hampshire. An investigation board had been appointed to determine the cause of the accident.
4.
Samuel David White
Birth 13 JUL 1918 • Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 7 MAR 1996
4
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, F.t Worth, Texas, Thursday, August 29, 1940, page 5. Recommends P.O. Appointment - Washington, - August 28t (AP) Representative Poage of Texas has recommended the appointment of Ernest A. White, former Baylor University professor and World War veteran, as postmaster at Belton, Texas
Source: Find A Grave Ernest was born on 8 August 1884 to Lucius and Lula White, in Hillboro, Texas, in Hill County. In 1900, at age 15, he was living with his dad and step-mom in Liberty County, Texas. In 1908, he married Beulah Newell, but sadly, the next yesr, she died in childbirth. In 1910, he was back in his dad's house and listed his occupation as a carpenter. In 1918, when registering for the draft, he described himself as a stout, grey-eyed, brown-haired minister. He served in WWI. In 1920, he was teaching high school. On 14 September 1923, he married Hollie Crow with whom he raised two daughters, Arra and Eva. In 1942, he worked for the US Post Office. The 1850 census reported that Ernest was a college physics professor and that Hollie was secretary to the college president. His death certificate said he was a teacher.
Ernest Alphonso White
Birth 8 AUG 1884 • Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
Death 16 JAN 1957 • Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Died of heart disease
Married 1st: 30 May 1908 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Beulah C. Newell
Birth 27 JUL 1892 • Matthews, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Death 31 OCT 1909 • Pasadena, Harris, Texas, USA
Died in child-birth at age 17
Daughter of Francis David Newell and Martha Jane Osborne
Married 2nd: 14 Sep 1923 • Bell County, Texas, USA
Hollie Bertha Crow
Birth 17 MAR 1903 • Nueces County, Texas, USA
Death 6 OCT 1990 • Duval County, Florida, USA
Daughter of Morgan Bryant Crow and Arra Laura "Orry" Worley
Children By Beulah:
1.
Infant White
Birth 1909
Death 31 OCT 1909
Buried with mother Beulah White who passed in child birth.
Children By Hollir:
2.
Arra Beulah White
Birth 17 AUG 1924 • Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Death 1 FEB 2016 • Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA
Married: 2 Mar 1946
John Artie Browning
Birth 3 OCT 1923 • Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA
Death 3 NOV 2013 • Lacey, Thurston, Washington, USA
Son of John Addison Browning and Ida Etta Ware
She was also a major fundraiser and contributor to a fund that enabled the Panorama Foundation to incorporate energy efficient features in its new auditorium. Arra was an active member of the United Churches of Olympia, where she and Artie organized a popular Sunday school class on science and religion. They shared a passion for evolution that led to a family trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2005. Arra loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening, camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and cycling. She became an advocate for exercise and fitness and rode her recumbent tricycle around Lacey for pleasure as well as basic transportation. She also enjoyed walking and avidly monitored her progress with her Fitbit pedometer. Sewing was her favorite hobby, and she made beautiful clothing, purses, and other gifts for family, friends, and charitable causes. She especially enjoyed making beautiful quilts for family members. Arra is survived by her three children, her four grandchildren, and her many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister, Eva May Hurt of Fort Smith, AR; and her sister-in-law, Gladys Evelyn Best of Abilene, TX. She enjoyed life-long friendships with both of them. Arra will be remembered for her energy and enthusiasm that touched the lives of everyone she met. She had an amazing capacity for connecting with people of all ages and made friendships all over the world. She was blessed with a sharp mind and was deeply concerned with domestic politics and global issues. Arra was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend who lived a full and happy life and remained active and vibrant until her final hours. Arra's ashes will be buried next to Artie's at the Church of Christ Cemetery in Bald Prairie, TX on March 26, 2016. Memorial donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders or the Panorama Benevolent Fund.
Published in The Olympian on Mar. 13, 2016 [Edited]
John Artie Browning passed away on November 3, 2013 in Lacey, WA at the age of 90, following a stroke. He was born in Kosse, Texas in 1923 to John A. and Etta Ware Browning. He was raised on a dairy farm in east Texas and graduated from Gladewater High School in 1941. While attending Texas A&M, he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the USS Saratoga as a communications officer in 1944. Artie married Arra B. White in 1946. She was the love of his life, and they celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on March 2. Artie completed a B.S. degree in biology at Baylor University in 1947 and began his graduate studies at Cornell University the next year. In 1953, he received a Ph.D. in plant pathology from Cornell and accepted a position on the faculty of Iowa State University in Ames. He spent 28 years at ISU teaching and conducting research that focused on managing diseases of cereal crops, primarily oat rust. Artie left ISU in 1981 to become head of the Plant Science Department at Texas A&M University. He retired from Texas A&M in 1990 but took his Professor Emeritus status seriously and continued to be professionally active. He was a prolific writer throughout his career and authored or co-authored numerous publications, including a book, 22 book chapters, over 40 papers in research journals, and more than 60 less technical papers. He gave frequent lectures and seminars on plant pathology and related topics. Although focused primarily on his research, he was also interested in the application of science to public policy and education. This led to his participation in a number of national and international panels and committees on Integrated Pest Management and other subjects. Enjoying the travel opportunities that his career provided, Artie and Arra made many memorable trips around the U.S. and abroad. They took the family to Bogota, Colombia in 1963, where Artie spent 18 months working with the Rockefeller Foundation. He also made several trips to Israel, including an 18-month stay as a Fulbright Scholar in 1990-91. His Israeli research involved incorporating some of the genetic diversity and natural resistance of wild oats into cultivated oats. Artie was active in a number of professional organizations, especially the American Phytopathology Society (APS). He became an APS Fellow in 1980 and served as president during 1981-82. He continued to be active in APS after retirement and advocated for the creation of Doctor of Plant Health educational programs. The first of these was established at the University of Florida in 1999. In 2011, he and Arra donated funds to establish the APS Foundation Plant Medicine and Health Travel Fund. After returning from Israel in 1991, Artie and Arra moved to Olympia to be closer to their children and grandchildren. They have lived at the Panorama retirement community in Lacey since 2002. They were significant fundraisers and contributors to the fund that enabled the Panorama Foundation to incorporate energy efficient features in its new auditorium. In addition to his professional pursuits, Artie was an avid and expert photographer who rarely went anywhere without a camera. He had a lifelong love of gardening and was a Master Gardener. He also enjoyed camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and bicycling. His favorite destinations included the Boundary Waters in Minnesota, Big Bend in Texas, and the San Juan Islands and Olympic Peninsula in Washington. As a member of the United Churches of Olympia, Artie was fascinated by the relationship between science and religion, and he organized a popular Sunday school class on that topic. He and Arra also shared a passion for evolution that resulted in taking the entire family on a trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2005. Artie is survived by his wife, three children, four grandchildren, and a sister in Abilene, Texas. At his request, his ashes will be buried next to his grandparents at a small, country cemetery in Bald Prairie, Texas.
Published in The Olympian on Nov. 24, 2013 [Edited]
Hollie Crow
Source: Find A Grave
Arra Browning passed away on February 11, 2016 in Olympia, WA at the age of 91, following a stroke. She was born on August 17, 1924 to Ernest A White and Hollie Crow White in Belton, TX and lived there until graduating from Mary Hardin-Baylor College in 1945 with a B.S. in science and home economics. Arra met her future husband, John Artie Browning, in 1943 while working at a summer church camp in North Carolina. They married on March 2, 1946 and enjoyed 67 happy years together until Artie's death in 2013. After their wedding, Arra and Artie moved to Crawford, TX where she taught high school biology and home economics. They moved to Ithaca, NY in 1948 for Artie's graduate studies and settled in Ames, IA in 1953. They moved to College Station, TX in 1981 and to Olympia, WA when Artie retired in 1991. They had three children: Glenn, Gayle, and John. Arra became a full time homemaker, wife, and mother after they were born. Arra enjoyed travel and accompanied Artie on many extended professional trips. In 1963, they took the family to Bogota, Colombia for 18 months. They also spent over two years living in Israel and England. Arra and Artie moved to the Panorama retirement community in Lacey, WA in 2002. Arra made many friends there and volunteered as a Master Gardener, Recycler, and Composter. She served on the Panorama Resident Council and cared deeply for the residents she represented.
Children:
1.
Glenn Artie Browning Birth 31 AUG 1948 • McLennan County, Texas, USA
2.
Gayle Browning
3.
John Browning
Source: Find A Grave
Rev. Hubert "Hugh" Olyn Hurt of Fort Smith, Arkansas; formerly of Jacksonville, Florida, passed from this life September 20, 2011 in a Fort Smith hospital. Rev. Hurt was the son of the late Benjamin Clinton and Amanda Pearl (Cockrell) Hurt. After graduating high school he attended college and received his Masters of Divinity and then a Doctorate of Divinity. Hugh was a Baptist minister and missionary. He was the Language Missions Director for the Florida Baptist Convention for 25 years and retired in 1990. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fort Smith and was previously a member of the Deer Meadows Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Rev. Hurt is survived by his wife, Eva Hurt whom he married August 18, 1949; a daughter, Sharon McGraw of Waldron, Arkansas; a son, David Hurt of Atlanta, Georgia; two granddaughters, Hollie Carnes, Ricklie Hurt; three grandsons, John Andrew McGraw, Marlon David Hurt, and Graham Hurt. Graveside service was held on Thursday, September 22, 2011, at the Square Rock Cemetery. Mr. George McGraw, officiated. He was laid to rest at Square Rock Cemetery.
"Heritage Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory: Waldron, Arkansas. 23 Sept. 2011."
3.
Eva Mae White
Birth 28 NOV 1925 • Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Death Unknown
Married:
Rev. Hubert Olyn "Hugh" Hurt Birth 30 MAY 1925 • Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, USA
Death 20 SEP 2011 • Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Son of Benjamin Clinton Hurt Sr.. and Amanda "Pearl" Cockrell
Children:
1.
David Lewis Hurt
Birth 24 MAY 1950
Married: 13 Dec 1975 • Leon County, Florida, USA
Cyd Charlene Hoskinson
Birth 19 APR 1950
Daughter of Cyril Jack Hoskinson and Edith Earle
2.
Sharon Lynne Hurt
Birth 21 MAR 1956
Married 1st: 8 Oct 1976 • Duval County, Florida, USA
Divorced: 22 May 1990 • Duval County, Florida, USA
Murdock Strickland Jr.
Birth 1 JAN 1954 • Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Death 2 MAR 2012 • Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Son of Murdock Strickland Sr. and Doris Mae Barber
Married 2nd:
Mr. McGraw
5
Emmett Alphonso White
Birth 22 NOV 1887 • Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
Death 12 OCT 1965 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Married: 29 Dec 1912 • Burleson County, Texas, USA
Lou Deanie Haddox
Birth 4 SEP 1893 • Caldwell, Burleson, Texas, USA
Death 24 JAN 1974 • Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Children:
1.
Emmet Alphia White Birth 11 JAN 1914 • Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Death 8 FEB 1976 • Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Married 1st: 7 Dec 1946 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Alice Marie Smith
Birth ABT. 1914 • Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Death Unknown
Married 2nd: 5 Dec 1953 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Patti Cram
2.
Morris Alphonso White
Birth 22 OCT 1918 • Caldwell, Burleson, Texas, USA
Death 8 OCTOBER 1982 • Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Married: 13 Sep 1941 • Orange County, Texas, USA
Henrietta Leslie “Nettie” Aycock Birth 26 SEP 1914 • Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Death 1 OCT 2005 • Spring Branch, Comal, Texas, USA
Daughter of John Cecil Shelton Aycock and Katherine M McFarland
OBITUARY
Nettie Aycock White, 91 of Port Neches, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2005 in Spring Branch, Texas. Funeral and Eastern Star services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Broussard's in Nederland with the Reverend David Mahfouz and the Port Neches Eastern Star officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday from 5 to 8pm at the mortuary. Mrs. White was a native of Port Arthur and has been a lifelong resident of Port Neches. Mrs. White was a well-known artist. She was a member of the Port Neches Eastern Star, the Nederland Art Guild, the Lonestar Art Guild of Texas, and had numerous awards for her art. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Nederland. Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband, Morris A. White, brothers, Joe Aycock, Elmer Aycock, Puzz Aycock, and Jay Aycock, and Bill Aycock. Also her sisters, Laura Goodwin, Shelton Dean, Margaret Duhon, and Katherine Cooper. She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Maurine Howard of Kemah, and brother, Bill Aycock of Bon Weir.
Children By Alice:
1.
Emmett Alvie White III
Birth 1 AUG 1939 • Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Death 2 AUG 1939 • Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
DIED YOUNG – Premature Birth
2.
Patricia Ann White
Birth 13 FEB 1941 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Death 2 OCT 1945 • Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
DIED YOUNG - of Polio
Children:
1.
Dr, Maurine Carroll White
Birth 11 MAY 1945 • Jefferson, Texas, USA
Married 1st: 26 Aug 1966 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
1st. Lt. James George Howard Jr.
Birth 28 JAN 1945 • Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Death 1 JUN 1970 • Quang Tri, Vietnam
Son of James George Howard and Velma Lee Davis
Married 2nd: 28 Jan 1978 • Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
Divorced: 28 Dec 1983 • Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Roy Leon Cordes Jr.
Son of Roy Leon Cordes Sr. and Betty Jane Friend
Birth 15 JUL 1947 • Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
Son of Roy Leon Cordes Sr. and Betty Jane Friend
Maurine Carroll Howard:
American advertising and marketing executive. Certified in clinical hypnotherapy, diversified cash flow specialist. Secretary, treasurer, Barkerscourt Association, Houston, 1985. Member Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of Texas, Lone Star Art Guild, Houston World Trade Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Delphian Kappa Gamma.
– Background : Howard, Maurine Carroll was born on May 11, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Daughter of Morris Alphonso and Nettie Leslie (Aycock) White.
– Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, North Texas State University, 1975. Master of Education, professional diploma, University Hawaii, 1977. Teachers certified, Lamar University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Texas, 1988.
– Career: Marketing manager, Ethan Allen, Inc., Danbury, Connecticut, 1983-1984; president, Eye See Images, Inc., Houston, 1978-1986; president, Taylor Howard International, Inc., Houston, since 1983; president, Shady Brook Corporation/Shady Brook Foundation, Taos, New Mexico, since 1993.
– Achievements: Maurine Carroll Howard has been listed as a noteworthy advertising and marketing executive by Marquis Who's Who.
– Membership: - Secretary, treasurer, Barkerscourt Association, Houston, 1985. Member Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of Texas, Lone Star Art Guild, Houston World Trade Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Delphian Kappa Gamma. Clubs: West Lakes. Lodges: Order Eastern Star.
– Interests: Avocations: scuba diving, sailing, dancing, chess.
– Connections: Married James George Howard Junior, August 28, 1966 (deceased June 1970). Married Roy Leon Cordes Junior, January 28, 1978 (divorced December 1983).
James George Howard Jr.
Was serving his country during the Vietnam War when he gave his all in the line of duty. He had enlisted in the United States Army. Entered the service via Reserve Military. He began his tour on 21 November 1969. Howard had the rank of First Lieutenant. His military occupation or specialty was Infantry Unit Commander. Service number assignment was 456744772. Attached to 5th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, Headquarters Company. He was born on 28 January 1945. According to our records Texas was his home or enlistment state and Jefferson county has been included within the archival record. We have Nederland listed as his city. During his service in the Vietnam War, Army First Lieutenant Howard experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on 1 June 1970. Recorded circumstances attributed to: Died through hostile action .. explosive device. Incident location: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province.
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Purple Heart
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Vietnam Campaign Medal
★ Vietnam Service Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Vietnam Gallantry Cross
James George Howard Jr.
Roy Leon Cordes, Jr.
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" White
Birth 16 OCT 1890 • Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA
Death 13 JUN 1988 • Wharton, Wharton, Texas, USA
Married: 28 Nov 1909 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Claud Davidson Otto
Birth 4 DEC 1887 • Hungerford, Wharton, Texas, USA
Death 17 NOV 1972 • Wharton, Wharton, Texas, USA
Son of Harvey Barnett Otto and Anna Foster Compton
Children:
1.
Alelia Foster Otto
Birth 17 SEP 1910 • Wharton, Wharton, Texas, USA
Death 19 JUL 1999 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Married: 3 Oct 1935 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
James Arthur "Jim" Mahavier, Sr.
Birth 18 SEP 1898 • Matagorda, Matagorda, Texas, USA
Death 6 APR 1965 • Boling, Wharton, Texas, USA
Son of Albert Henry Mahavier Sr. and Emma Lorraine Eidlebach
David had a normal childhood in the town of Newgulf, Texas. He liked to climb trees and spent much of his time in the big pecan tree beside the house. He learned to row as he fell, so there were not too many bruised or skinned knees. He preferred cats for pets and still does. As a teenager, he had several rifles and liked to hunt small game in wooded areas just outside the town. But as an adult, he refuses to hunt or shoot any kind of game except with a camera. David Mahavier, who became “Dave” after he entered college, completed all 12 grades of public school at Boling Independent School. He was awarded the “Gold Pin” for Honor Roll for three of the four high school grades, and was a member of the Quill and Scroll Journalism Club. He did not enjoy nor play contact sports during his school years. He graduated from Wharton County Junior College and then from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas with a degree in commercial art. Dave joined the First Baptist Church of Newgulf at age 11. He was a member of Cub, Boy, and Explorer Scouts, and was a counselor for troop 1331 while his son was a Scout. Dave is a member of a No. 621 A.F. & A.M of Wharton, Texas, Art Directors Club of Houston, two Photographic societies, National Trust Historic Association, three art leagues. In 1984, Dave was accepted as a member of the Sons of the American Revolution National number 123001,
Children:
1.
David Henry Mahavier
Birth 22 SEP 1937 • New Gulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
Death 11 MAR 2012 • Spring, Harris, Texas, USA
Married:
Jane Lange Fraley
Birth 15 FEB 1941 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Daughter of Morris Albert Fraley and Dorothy Belle Armstrong
State number 5069, qualifying on his fifth great grandfather, Dr. Bodo Otto. In 1991, Dave became a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, qualifying on his second great grandfather, Thomas Banister White, who brought his family to Texas in 1840. In 1986, Dave began painting watercolors. He has entered numerous art and photographic competitions, where he has earned prize ribbons and at this writing, he is displaying watercolor art pictures in the Houston and Wharton areas of Texas. Dave's work experience has all been in his chosen field of art. In 1982, Dave and an artist friend formed a commercial art corporation, and Dave is presently serving as president of Krueger Mahavier Studio, Inc. in Houston, Texas. He also operates a fine art studio under the name of Mahavier Studio Southwest. Earlier in his career, he worked as art director for KlLFY- Tv channel 10 in Lafayette, Louisiana, for the Houston Chronicle in Houston, Texas, as art director for KTRK-TV channel 13, as designer at Baxters and Korge Studio in Houston, and as art director for McCann Erickson Advertising Agency in Houston. In 1982, Dave and an artistic friend formed a partnership and incorporated the business with Dave as president of Krueger Mojavier Studio, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Records are found in the Auto and Mojave Air Bibles in respective churches, schools, and civil records.
Children:
1.
Deborah Jane Mahavier
Birth 31 DEC 1961 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Married: 21 Feb 1987 • Harris County, Texas, USA
David Milton Jones
Birth 12 SEP 1961 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Son of Lloyd Leslie Jones and Hildur Elizabet Gullekson
2.
Jay Alan Mahavier
Birth 14 JUL 1968 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Married: 25 Jun 2005 • Travis County, Texas, USA
Suzanne Kathleen Link
Birth 17 APR 1971
2.
Elizabeth Lorraine Mahavier
Birth 10 JAN 1939 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Married: 25 Jul 1964
Divorced: 21 Nov 1991 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Robert Ray Petter Sr.
Birth 2 OCT 1937 • West Columbia, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Death 29 AUG 2013 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Son of Frank Petter and Anna Jane Pohl
He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1968 having proudly served two years of active duty and four years in the Reserves. Following active duty he was employed by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and spent duty time with the Galveston District, the Fort Worth District, and the Middle East Division (headquartered in Winchester, Virginia) which required extensive travel both in the U.S. and overseas, including Egypt. He retired as Chief of Structural Engineering Section, Galveston District. His civil and structural project experience also gained him a position with Bernard Johnson Inc. in Houston to work with the construction plans for the Texas Viaduct in The Texarkana, Texas Urban Renewal Program as well as several other flood control, bridge design and seawater projects.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Annie Petter. He is lovingly remembered by his son Robert R. Petter, Jr. of Houston; his brother Marvin Frank Petter and wife Virginia, of West Columbia; his twin sister Laura "Lolly" Pilgrim and husband Billy of Houston; nieces, Rebecca "Becky" Schaider and Carolyn Laurette Crisp; nephew Michael A. Petter; grand nieces and nephews; and many other cherished relatives and friends. He touched the lives of everyone who knew him and never met a stranger. He helped anyone who asked no matter what their request. He loved to talk and could go on for hours, especially about politics. Being proud of his Czech heritage, he traveled to the Czech Republic to visit the homeland of his grandfather, Frank Anton Petter, who immigrated from Moravia (CR) to Texas in 1891. He would correct anyone who referred to him as a Bohemian and let them know he was a Moravian. He longed to continue his travels after his retirement, his greatest regret being that his health prevented it. His older brother, Marvin, had a paver installed at the W.C. Veterans Park in West Columbia, TX. It reads as follows: "Robert Petter - U S Army Ordnance - Yuma Proving grounds - CRTC - Mos 509.34. - 1962-1968".
Bob chose to be cremated. There will be a gathering of friends and family at the Houston National Cemetery (10410 Veterans Memorial Drive) later this fall for the inurnment service. His family wishes to thank all his caregivers who tried everything they could to prolong his life.
Published in Houston Chronicle on September 8, 2013
Robert Ray "Bobby" Petter, age 75, of Dickinson, Texas passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013, at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, following an extended struggle with heart disease. Bob was born October 2, 1937 near West Columbia, Texas to Frank and Annie (Pohl) Petter. Following graduation from West Columbia High School and Wharton County Junior College, he obtained a BSCE degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas in 1962. He married Elizabeth Mahavier in 1964 and had one son, Robert Ray Petter, Jr.During his school years he worked for the Texas Highway Department and was the site inspector for the re-construction of the Brazos River Bridge in Brazoria, TX in 1958, and the chief construction surveyor for the Alvin By Pass (Hwy 35) in 1962. Bob was inducted into the U.S. Army (Army Materiel Command) in 1962 and detailed to Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona as an engineer, followed by an assignment with the Arctic Test Center at Fort Greely, Alaska in 1963.
Children:
1.
Robert Ray Petter Jr.
Birth 25 DEC 1968 • Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
2.
Margaret Roberta Otto
Birth 4 JUN 1912 • LaPorte, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death 29 JUL 1998 • Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Married: 30 Jun 1933 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Harold Thompson Brown
Birth 10 MAR 1909 • Fayette County, Texas, USA
Death 12 AUG 1975 • West Columbia, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Son of Albert Longstreet Brown and Carrie Vashti Perciville
Children:
1.
Claud Albert Brown
Birth 22 AUG 1943 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Married: 11 Oct 1967 • Newport News, Virginia, USA
Divorced:7 May 1981 • Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Margaret June "Peggy" Ryan
Birth 30 JUN 1948 • Summers County, West Virginia, USA
3.
Claud Daniel Otto
Birth 11 APR 1914 • Palacios, Matagorda, Texas, USA
Death 16 OCT 2007
Married: 2 Sep 1934 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Annie May Gilbreath
Birth 9 AUG 1915 • Texas, USA
Death JUL 1984 • Tomball, Harris, Texas, USA
Daughter of William Galloway Gilbreath and Annie Elizabeth Rogers
OBITUARY
Claud Daniel "Dan" Otto, age 93, of Belton and formerly of Wharton, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 in a Temple hospital. He was born on April 11, 1914 in Palacios, the son of the late Claud Davidson Otto and Elizabeth White Otto. He married Ann Gilbreath on Sept. 2, 1934 in Wharton and she preceded him in death in 1984. Mr. Otto spent a significant part of his life in the Wharton/Hungerford area. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Wharton and was a 60-year member of the Masonic Lodge. Prior to his retirement he owned and operated his own business in the pipeline supply industry. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 at the chapel of Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Mack Mathis officiating. Burial will follow in Wharton City Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Harold Otto of Marble Falls; a daughter, Nona Bailey of Wells; grandchildren, Jason Otto, Justin Otto,
Blake Bailey and Shannon Cull; 10 great-grandchildren; and his special friends, Thelma
Wohleb, Mary Kirksey and Willie Nelson.
Children:
1.
Harold Reese Otto
Birth 5 FEB 1941 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Married: 29 Aug 1959 • Jeffersom, Texas, USA
Divorced: 3 Jul 1995 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Mystle Eva Chilton
Birth 5 JUN 1941 • Jefferson, Texas, USA
Daughter of Ewing Luther Chilton and Ferrill Louise Stringer
2.
Nona Ann Otto
Birth 31 DEC 1935 • Wharton County, Texas, USA
Married: 22 Oct 1960 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Edward Warner Bailey
Birth 27 AUG 1932 • Cherokee County, Texas, USA
Death 4 NOV 2005 • Wells, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Son of Benjamin Franklin Bailey and Laura Oleta Hicks
OBITUARY Wells - Funeral services for Nona Ann Otto Bailey ,
88, of Wells will be Monday, July 1st, at 3 PM, at
the Falvey Memorial Methodist Church in Wells
with Rev. David Goodwin and Rev. Mike Waters
officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Nona passed away peacefully at her home, Friday, June 28, in Wells. She was born December 31, 1935 in Wharton, Texas to Claude Daniel Otto and Ann Gilbreath Otto. Mrs. Bailey earned a degree in Business Administration from Sam Houston State University and secured a job at the National Cash Register Company in Houston. While working there she met and married the love of her life, Warner Bailey. They moved to Lufkin to raise their two children, Blake and Shannon. Nona owned and operated Wicks-N-Sticks and Deck The Walls in the "new" Lufkin Mall. After selling the stores, she went to work with her husband where they grew their business, Warner Bailey Inc. In 1991, she went to work part-time as a bookkeeper at Granite Publications, LLC and retired in 2004 as Vice-President of Finance. She continued to help her husband and son run Warner Baily Inc. During this time, she enjoyed spending time with her family including her six grandchildren. She loved traveling to many parts of the world with her husband and friends. Nona was a member of Falvey Memorial Methodist Church in Wells where she served as Treasurer for many years. She also served on the board of the Rube Sessions Memorial Library. Nona was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Warner Bailey. She is survived by son Blake Bailey and wife Christie of Alto, daughter Shannon Cull and husband Richard of New Caney, brother Harold Reese Otto and wife Debra of Marble Falls, grandchildren Taylor Worsham (Nathan), Calvin Bailey (Bertie), Bailey Cull, Creed Bailey (Carolina), Campbell Bailey and Emmagrace Cull, great grandchildren Malcolm Bailey and Jade Capo as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
OBITUARY
Funeral services for EDWARD WARNER BAILEY, 73of, Wells, TX, and formerly of Houston will be held Sunday, November 6 at 3:00 P.M. at Falvey Memorial United Methodist Church in Wells. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Bailey was born August 27, 1932, in Cherokee County and died Friday, November 4 at his residence. Mr. Bailey received a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Houston in 1958. Mr. Bailey worked for National Casket Company in Houston and also at Service Corporation International as Vice President of Marketing. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Nona Ann (Otto) Bailey, son and daughter-in-law Blake and Christie Bailey, daughter and son-in-law Shannon and Richard Cull, grandchildren Calvin, Creed and Campbell Bailey and Taylor and Bailey Cull.
Children:
1.
Blake Warner Bailey
Birth 6 JUL 1967 • Bexar County, Texas, USA
Married: 7 Aug 1999 • Cherokee County, Texas, USA
Christine Ann Harrison
Birth 4 JUL 1971 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Daughter of David Malcolm Harrison and Betty Jean Campbell
2.
Shannon D'Anne Bailey
Birth 25 NOV 1968 • Bexar County, Texas, USA
Married: 21 Aug 1993 • Kerr County, Texas, USA
Richard Vernon Cull
Birth 20 NOV 1966 • Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Children:
1.
Bailey Ryan Cull
Birth 18 SEP 1996 • Kerr County, Texas, USA
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Robert Alphonso White
Birth 16 OCT 1890 • Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA
Death 7 MAY 1958 • Baytown, Harris, Texas, USA
Married:
Mary Katherine "Katie" Thomas
Birth 8 FEB 1899 • Providence Bay, Galveston, Texas, USA
Death 3 MAY 1997 • La Porte, Harris, Texas, USA
Daughter of John Zack Thomas and Delores "Dee" Scott
Children:
1.
Robert Alfonso (Allen) "Bob" White Jr.
Birth 28 JAN 1921 • Silsbee, Hardin, Texas, USA
Death 11 APR 1996 • Baytown, Harris County, Texas, USA
Married: 9 Jul 1942 • Harris County, Texas, USA
Audrey Aline Johnson
Birth 5 JUN 1921 • La Porte, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death 18 FEB 2011 • Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Daughter of Joseph Napoleon Johnson and Odell "Dell" Tarver
Source: Find A Grave
Audrey J. White passed away peacefully in Austin, Texas on Friday, February
18, 2011 at the age of 89. She is survived by her loving sons Dr. R. Lynn White
(Barbara) and Dr. Mark S. White (Christine), three grandchildren: Christopher
White, Robyn Tolva (John) and Ken Burke (Lauren), six great-grandchildren:
Nathan, Andrew and Charlotte Tolva, and Kenny, Carter, and Elizabeth Burke, a niece: Lisa Coppel (Pete) and great nephews: Joe and Sam Coppel. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 53 years, Robert A. (Bob) White, and her parents Joe and Dell Johnson, her sister Joan Counts, brother-in-law Joe Counts, and nephew Bradly Counts.
Mrs. White was born in La Porte, Texas on June 5, 1921, and lived there until she moved to Sun City - Georgetown in 1999. Throughout her life she was an enthusiastic member and leader of many clubs and service organizations. She served as President of The Ladies Reading Club, The La Porte Bayshore Garden Club, and the Home Demonstration Club. She was a San Jacinto District President, Life Member and Trustee of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. She was Past Matron of La Porte Chapter No. 683 Order of the Eastern Star, and served on the boards of both the La Porte Bay Area Heritage Society and the Friends of the Library. She was a charter member of the First Methodist Church of La Porte since 1944, where she served as a secretary, taught Sunday School, and sang in the choir. She was an excellent cook, and was very adept at sewing, crochet and needlepoint. She loved to travel, and visited all fifty states, Canada, Mexico and Europe.
A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, February 26th at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery at 12:00PM with Rev. Kevin Kissel of First United Methodist Church of La Porte officiating.
Published in Houston Chronicle on February 23, 2011
Children:
1.
Dr. Robert Lynn White
Birth 6 DEC 1944 • Harris County, Texas, USA
2.
Dr. Mark Stephen White
Birth 11 OCT 1953 • Harris County, Texas, USA
2.
Thomas Alphonso White
Birth 5 DEC 1925 • Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Death 13 JUN 1940 • Goose Creek, Harris, Texas, USA
Died at age 15 of liver disease
3.
Glenn Ross White
Birth 12 OCT 1929 • Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Death 13 JULY 1968 • Baytown, Harris, Texas, USA
Died at age 38 of a broken neck due to car accident
Source: Find A Grave.
Glen Ross White, 38, of 114 Weaver, died at 12:05 a.m. Saturday in an automobile accident. He was an operator at the Polyoiefin. unit of Enjay Chemical Company. He had been a resident of Baytown 31 years. White was a lifelong sports fan and rarely missed a Robert E Lee athletic event here or out of town. He served four years with the US Navy and went to work at the Baytown Refinery in 1953. Shortly after his discharge, he was a member of Wooster Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Wooster Baptist Church with Reverend Hugh M Lindsey conducting the services. Burial will be in Hill of Rest Cemetery, under the direction of Paul U. Lee Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ray White of Baytown. A brother, Robert, A. White of Laporte. Two nephews, Robert Lynn White and Mark Steven White of Laporte, and a great nephew, Christopher Lynn White.
Thomas A. White
Glenn Ross White
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Capt. Garrett Alphonso White Sr.
Birth 15 JAN 1894 • Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA
Death 13 MAR 1926 • Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Died at age 32 of multiple gunshot wounds AT AGE 32
Married:
Christine Brodnax
Birth 21 AUG 1892 • Brostron, Mississippi, USA
Death 27 SEP 1933 • Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Daughter of Thomas James Brodnax and Adelaide Furniss
Bryan College Station Eagle, Bryan, Texas, Monday, March 15, 1926, page 4
White dies at Temple shot by sledge Houston. Temple, March 15.
Garrett A. White Burleson County constable who was brought here from Summerville Saturday after sustaining six bullet wounds there, succumbed in a hospital here. Houston surrendered.
Summerville March 15.
Garrett, A. White, was shot and seriously wounded here Saturday morning and was taken on a special train two hours later to Temple for treatment. Little hope was held for his recovery after the shooting. W. S. Houston, who was defeated for constables by White in 1924, surrendered to Sheriff Clint D. Lewis at Caldwell. Both men are widely known in this section. White was captain of the local National Guard company, and Houston had been a peace officer here for 20 years prior to 1924. Immediately after the shooting, white, although he had six bullets in his body.
Said no words were exchanged before he was wounded.
Christine & Garrett Jr.
Children:
1.
Garrett Alphonso White Jr.
Birth 22 SEP 1924 • Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA
Death 6 JAN 1978 • Monterey County, California, USA
Married:
Dolly E. Chappell
Birth 19 MAY 1932 • Monterey, Monterey, California, USA
Death 2 FEB 2011 • Monterey, Monterey, California, USA
Daughter of James A. Chappell and Mary C. Marotta
Children:
1.
Kathy White
Married
Russell “Russ” Oles
2.
Laura White
Married
William “Bill” Hambaro
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Cpl. Franklin Alphonso White Sr.
Birth 31 JUL 1897 • Liberty County, Texas, USA
Death 29 APR 1967 • Sunnymead, Riverside, California, USA
Married: 15 Jun 1922 • Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA
Myrtle Faye Wright
Birth 06 MAY 1898 • Lordsburg, Hidalgo, New Mexico, USA
Death 10 DEC 1975 • Riverside County, California, USA
Daughter of Samuel Joseph Wright and Olive Delma Lovell
FRANKLIN A WHITE (1897 - 1967) served in France as a corporal in Battery F of the US Army Coast Artillery Corps.
TEXAS …… CPL US ARMY
COAST ARTILLERY CORPS
WORLD WAR I … FRANCE
Children:
1.
Ernest Bannister White
Birth 24 MAR 1923 • Beaumont, Riverside, California, USA
Death 9 APR 2014 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Married:
Dorothy Lorena Rakestraw
Birth 25 FEB 1923 • Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
Death 21 AUG 2016 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Daughter of Charles Marion Rakestraw and Rose Mary Fortin
Source: Find A Grave
Ernest served his country honorably in the Coast Guard during World War II. Ernest was a Researcher with the University of California Riverside for over 20 years. His greatest passion was being a Minister for most of his life.
Dorothy Lorena White, age 93, of Riverside, California, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016, in Riverside, California. She was born February 25, 1923, in Alton, Illinois to the late Charles Rakestraw and the late Rose Rakestraw. Dorothy was the loving wife of Ernest Bannister White, who passed away on April 9, 2014. They were married for over 65 years.
Those left to cherish her memory are grandsons and a host of other family members and friends. Dorothy was preceded in death by husband, Ernest Bannister; daughter, Gloria Pennels and son, Bill White.
Children:
1.
Gloria Rose White
Birth 6 MAR 1941 • Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
Death 18 APR 2011
Married: 6 Apr 1965 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Glen Edward Pennels
Birth 25 MAY 1930 • Loma Linda , California, USA
Death 4 JUN 2005 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Son of Merle R. Pennels and Dara C. England
2.
Billy C. White
Birth ABT 1944 • Illinois, USA
2.
Hugh Garrett White
Birth 29 DEC 1926 • Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, USA
Death 03 NOV 2003 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
HUGH WHITE
SGT US ARMY
KOREA
DEC 29 1926 NOV 3 2003
3.
Franklin Alphonso White Jr.
Birth 28 MAY 1928 • Lynwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Death 23 NOV 2001 • Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, USA
Married: 24 Apr 1955 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Dora May Conner
Birth 4 JUN 1929 • Porter, Wagoner, Oklahoma, USA
Death 9 DEC 2007 • Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA
Daughter of Lloyd Cleo Conner and Jessie Flo Skeel
FRANKLIN A WHITE
S1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR IIFRANKLIN A WHITE
S1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
4.
Betty Jean White
Birth 27 MAY 1930 • Lordsburg, Hidalgo, New Mexico, USA
Death 7 NOV 2005 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Married: 15 Dec 1950 • Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Maj. Charles Conrad DeGruyter
Birth 2 MAR 1929 • Spencer, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Death 11 JAN 2013 • Redwood City, San Mateo, California, USA
Son of Olen F.Degruyter and Maud Margaret Hersman
DEGRUYTER, CHARLES CONRAD
MAJ US AIR FORCE
VIETNAM
