White - George R.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal newspaper Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, Friday, June 6, 1924
Funeral
services for George R. White will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
at the Elks' Home at the corner of Water and Pike streets. At the
request of the relatives Judge Jere West of the circuit court will
deliver the address. M.D. White, the father and warm admirer of Judge
West, and his daughters believe that he would, if he were alive, desire
the judge to make the last speech over the remains of his son. Rev.
Wilkinson of the Christian church will offer prayer and the ritual of
the Elks will be given. George R. White was born August 23, 1868, the
son of Hon. and Mrs. M.D. White of this city. Most of his life was spent
here although he spent considerable time out of the state at times in
the management of amusements enterprises. In early life he became an
expert telegraph operator. Later he became identified with many
amusements enterprises including the management of a theater in Kansas
and the Grand at Muscatine, his lease of the latter dating form
September 1 of last year. He on several occasions conducted a broker's
office in this city but he is best remembered as the manager for many
years of the old Music Hall and under his management many well known
stars in the theatrical world played here. He was a born entertainer
which made him popular in every walk of society and he possessed much
stage ability which was frequently demonstrated to the citizens of this
city during that period when the Elks' Minstrels were one of the annual
features of that fraternal order of which he was a prominent member. He
is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mellie E. Stillwell of Los Angeles,
Calif.; Mrs. Howard Shaw of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Grace Finlay of
Spokane, Wash., and a brother, John White of Rockford, Ill. Mrs. Eva
Bless of this city is an aunt of the deceased and Miss Lulu Grayson of
Indianapolis is a cousin. The remains will be taken to the Elks' Home
tonight and will lie in state there until the funeral on Sunday. - transcribed by kbz