Samuel Turner White Jr.

SAMUEL TURNER WHITE, JR. PASSED AWAY MARCH 1, 2010. BORN ON JANUARY 10, 1924, HE WAS THE SON OF SAMUEL T. AND ANNA WHITE. HE WAS A DECORATED WORLD WAR UII VETERAN BECOMING A CREWMEMBER OF THE FLYING FORTRESS, THE COLUMBIA MISS, ONE OF THE 4 SQUADRONS MAKING UP THE 381ST HEAVY BOMBER GROUP. HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 35 MISSIONS. SAM WAS RETIRED ACCOUNTANT FROM EXPORT LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY.
PRECEDING HIM IN DEATH WAS HIS BELOVED WIFE, LILLIAN YOUNG WHITE, AND HIS GRANDSON, SAMUEL WAYNE COLLINS.
SURVIVING ARE HIS DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW, LEIGH WHITE GAUTREAU AND HUSBAND, BARRY, AND JACQUELYN BRANTLEY GILMORE AND HUSBAND, JACK; GRANDCHILDREN, BRUCE COLLINS (ANGIE), JENNIFER GAUTREAU, TIM GAUTREAU (ANGELA); GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, TYLER COLLINS, KALEIGH COLLINS, MADISON REGISTER, RYAN GAUTREAU AND BRAYDEN GAUTREAU; BROTHER, WILLIAM J. “BILL” WHITE; AND SISTER, ANNE DUNNING.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010 AT 11AM WITH VISITATION IN THE CHURCH HALL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SERVICE.
THE FAMILY WELCOMES VISITS AT THE RESIDENCE OF BARRY AND LEIGH GAUTREAU, 2666 WALNUT LANE, NASHVILLE. THE BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE MAKE DONATIONS TO THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD OR HOSPICE OF NASH GENERAL.
ONLINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE WHITE FAMILY BY VISITING WWW.CORNERSTONEFUNERALHOMEANDCREMATIONS.COM.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED TO CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATIONS, 1052 SOUTH FIRST STREET, NASHVILLE, NC 27856.