Rev. Dr. Fred S. White

WHITE, Rev. Dr. Fred S. - Pastor of New Heaven Missionary Baptist Church, age 87, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10 a.m. Monday, June 2, 2014 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart Ave. with homegoing celebration service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Michael Pettigrew presiding, Rev. Dr. Lewis Randolph officiating. Celebration of life service 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014 at New Heaven Missionary Baptist Church, 3184 W. Pierson Rd. Pastor Michael Pettigrew presiding, Rev. Dr. Lewis Randolph officiating. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10 a.m. Monday. Rev. Dr. White will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday after which Rev. Dr. White will be taken to the church. Rev. Dr. White was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Army. Rev. Dr. Fred Samuel White was born October 12, 1926 in Water Valley Mississippi. He attended school in the Water Valley School District and graduated from Davidson High School there. He was a graduate of United Bible Institute with a BRE degree and received an honorary doctorate from Arkansas Baptist College on May 8, 1993. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army. On March 4, 1953, he married Evelyn Posey and that union lasted over 55 years, ending only when she went home to be with the Lord in 2008. Their marriage was truly “til parted by death”. Rev. Dr. White accepted Christ at an early age and when he and Sis. White moved to Flint, they became members of the Canaan Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Dr. Alfred L. C. Robbs; when Pastor Robbs and the congregation moved to Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. & Sis. White followed. Rev. Dr. White served on many auxiliaries while at Christ Fellowship, i.e. Deacon & Trustees ministry, associate minister, Sunday School teacher, and Sunday School Superintendent, to name a few. He was very dedicated in his service to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In 1973, Rev. Dr. White answered the call to organize a church and on February 9, 1973, he founded the New Heaven Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully until his illness prevented him from serving. He was dedicated to serving New Heaven and leading others to Christ. He was an active and proud member of the Great Lakes District, where he served in the following leadership roles: President of the Great Lakes Baptist District Congress of Christian Education, second Vice-President of the Baptist Ministers Alliance, Co-Chairperson of the CPSA Courier, a member of the Concerned Pastors for Social Action; he was also a member of the “Sons of Christ Fellowship”. For many years, he was affiliated with the following organizations: National Baptist Congress of Christian Education, the National Baptist Convention, the Wolverine State Congress, the Wolverine State Convention, the Great Lakes District Baptist Congress of Christian Education and the Great Lakes Baptist District Association. Rev. Dr. White was employed at AC Spark Plug, a division of General Motors, and retired after more than 30 years of service. Rev. Dr. White was greatly loved and will be greatly missed. He holds a place in our hearts that no one else can ever fill. Rev. Dr. Fred Samuel White leaves to cherish his memory: Sister, Lorene White-McCollins (Memphis, TN); Brother Johnny (Delores) White (Milwaukee, WI); 7 nephews; 7 nieces; goddaughters: Twinet Jenkins, Stephanie Marion, Michelle Booth, Geraldine Spratt; a host of great nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends survive, including special son in the ministry, Pastor Michael Pettigrew. The family would like to express special thanks to the Las Palmas Court neighbors, Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Fields, the caring staff at McLaren Regional Medical Center, Mother Eunice Ingram, Rev. Joseph Jenkins, the New Heaven Missionary Baptist Church Family, Rev. Lewis Randolph & Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and his team of caregivers, who took excellent care of him. “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” Philippians. 4:13

Rev. Dr. Fred S. White

October 12, 1926 - May 26, 2014