Obituary: Alice Mae White
Alice Mae White ~ December 7, 1931 – June 17, 2023 (age 91)
Alice Mae White, 91, of Whiteville, departed this life on Saturday evening, June 17, 2023, at Bolivar General Hospital.
She was born in Enid, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Lowe. On February 24, 1956, she was united in marriage to Mr. Carter V. White. Mr. White passed away following 52 years of marriage on November 5, 2008. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Neva O’Miela.
Mrs. White worked as a bookkeeper and secretary for Union Planters Bank in Memphis (where she lived for 10 years), Bolivar Motor Company, and the Hardeman County Baptist Association. She also worked for Ray Grantham at Bolivar Paper Products for 40 years. Mrs. White lived a short period of time in Lincoln, Nebraska while her husband was in the Air Force and had been in Hardeman County since 1975.
She was a 35 year member of Midway Baptist Church near Whiteville, and, in her leisure time, enjoyed walking, gardening, fishing, and red roses. Mrs. White adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. White leaves her daughter, Cherie Wynne (David) of Middleton; two sons, Rex and Paul White, both of California; four grandchildren, Christina White of California, Candace Wynne of Switzerland, Wesley Wynne (Heather) of Nebraska, and Emily Wynne of Middleton; and five great-grandchildren, Kylee Perrine of Switzerland, Addison Wynne of Nebraska, Samuel Galloway of Middleton, and Rylie and Dominic Corral, both of California.
Funeral services were held at Midway Baptist Church on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 3 p.m. Burial was in Melrose Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in her name may be sent to Midway Baptist Church, 2720 Highway 179, Whiteville, Tennessee 38075.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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