Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
John William White
Washington Democrat
Thurs, 17 Mar 1949
JOHN W. WHITE DIED AT HOSPITAL
Death claimed John William White, 81, 12 N. Meridian Street, retired
carman of the B & O shops at 10:30 Wednesday evening at the Daviess County
Hospital where he had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Complications
were the cause of death. Deceased was born in this county on Oct 27,
1867, the son of Gilbert and Nancy (Alford) White. He was married to
the late Carrie Garland on July 24, 1887. She died in 1945. Mr. White
was educated in the Daviess county schools. He was a member of the
First Baptist church, the Moose lodge and the Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday at the
Aikman Creek church. The Rev. Dr. W.R. Seat will officiate. Burial
will be in the adjoining cemetery. He is survived by a son, Lloyd White
of Monroe City,two children having preceded him in death, a son, Raymond,
and a daughter, Cordelia Cowan. One grand son and two great grandsons
survive, Wilbur Lee White, city, and Terre Lee & John Raymond. Mrs.
Nancy Dayton of Veale township is a half-sister. Also surviving are
a host of friends and relatives to mourn his passing. Friends may call
at the Gill Mortuary until the hour of services. The casket will not
be opened at the church.
Contributed by: Sandra Hedrick Allen