Individual Details
Howard Benard White
(4 Aug 1933 - 21 Sep 2017)
Howard B. White August 4, 1933 - September 21, 2017
Howard Benard White, age 84, of Hensley, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was born August 4, 1933 in Benton, Arkansas. Howard was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served during the Korean War. He was a set-up machinist for Teletype and was owner & operator of White’s Custom Cabinet Shop. He was a member of Fairview Missionary Baptist Church. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Norine Steele White and six siblings, Leon White, Alta Lee Spann, Helen Watts, Winfred White, Johnny White and Jimmy White.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Loretta Joyce Spann White of Hensley; two sons, Michael White (Gail) of Hensley and Shawn White (Wyndelyn) of Benton; sister, Pat Jenkins (Leon) of Malvern; five grandchildren, Amanda White Main (Brandon), Timothy White (Lindsey), Adam White, Rachel White Dodson (Josh) and Phillip White and four great-grandchildren, Weston White, Ruston White, Issac Main and Ella Grace Dodson.
Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 23 at Fairview Missionary Baptist Church with services beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Gum Springs Cemetery. Dr. Paul Carter will be officiating.
Howard Benard White, age 84, of Hensley, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was born August 4, 1933 in Benton, Arkansas. Howard was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served during the Korean War. He was a set-up machinist for Teletype and was owner & operator of White’s Custom Cabinet Shop. He was a member of Fairview Missionary Baptist Church. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Norine Steele White and six siblings, Leon White, Alta Lee Spann, Helen Watts, Winfred White, Johnny White and Jimmy White.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Loretta Joyce Spann White of Hensley; two sons, Michael White (Gail) of Hensley and Shawn White (Wyndelyn) of Benton; sister, Pat Jenkins (Leon) of Malvern; five grandchildren, Amanda White Main (Brandon), Timothy White (Lindsey), Adam White, Rachel White Dodson (Josh) and Phillip White and four great-grandchildren, Weston White, Ruston White, Issac Main and Ella Grace Dodson.
Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 23 at Fairview Missionary Baptist Church with services beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Gum Springs Cemetery. Dr. Paul Carter will be officiating.
Events
| Birth | 4 Aug 1933 | Benton, Saline County, Arkansas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 29 May 1940 | (William Elbert White and Norine Steele) Saline, Saline County, Arkansas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 10 Apr 1950 | (William Elbert White and Norine Steele) Benton, Saline County, Arkansas | | | |
| Marriage | 1960 | Living | |||
| Death | 21 Sep 2017 | Hensley, Pulaski County, Arkansas | |||
| Burial | 23 Sep 2017 | Gum Springs Cemetery, Grant County, Arkansas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Elbert White (1898 - 1983) |
| Mother | Norine Steele (1906 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Elbert Leon White (1924 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Alta Lee White (1926 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Helen Virginia White (1931 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Johnny Glendale White (1935 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Winfred Allen White (1938 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Patsy Ann White (1939 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Betty Janice White (1940 - ) |
| Sibling | Jimmy Gilbert White (1940 - 1985) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Elbert White Husband M 42 years Arkansas - Laborer, stave millNorma White Wife F 34 years Arkansas
Leon White Son M 16 years Arkansas
Alta Lee White Daughter F 13 years Arkansas
Helen V White Daughter F 9 years Arkansas
Howard White Son M 6 years Arkansas
Glendle White Son M 4 years Arkansas
Winfred White Son M 2 years Arkansas
Betty Janice White Daughter F 1/12 days Arkansas (1/12 is crossed out and rendered 0/12)
Census (family)-shared
Elbert White Husband M 52 years Arkansas - Watchman, wholesale stave factoryNorene White Wife F 43 years Arkansas - Domestic, private home
Helen White Daughter F 19 years Arkansas - Selling tickets, picture show theater
Glendle White Son M 14 years Arkansas
Howard White Son M 16 years Arkansas
Winfred White Son M 12 years Arkansas
Betty White Daughter F 10 years Arkansas
Jimmy White Son M 9 years Arkansas
Burial
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