Mr. George Roger White

WHITE, Mr. George Roger - Age 68, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at McLaren - Flint. Public viewing Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. After which, Mr. White will be taken to Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Tallahatchie County, MS. Mr. White will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. George Roger White was born July 28, 1946 in Scobey, MS., the son of Mr. & Mrs. Isom and Maggie White. He was the second son, of 4 sons and 3 daughters. At an early age, George accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. He was a youth member at Preston Missionary Baptist Church in Preston, MS. After graduating from Walker High school in Oakland, MS., George moved to Flint. He had a partnership in Astro Paving Company as an asphalt paving contractor. George was also employed with General Motors for a number years, until his retirement. He was an avid artist with a love of drawing and painting pictures in his free time. Mr. George Roger White leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Kathyrn White of Tupelo, MS; daughters, Adrena Townsend of Chicago, IL, Angerlia Jones of Memphis, TN; sons, Ernest (Hodit) Markham of Gulfport, MS, Kenneth McGowan of Lafayette, LA, Tyrone (Charmaine) Connie of Bowie, MD; grandchildren, Verdellski, DraNardus, and DeAndre Jones all of Memphis, TN, Kenneth McGowan II, Keshon Phillips, Adaisa Scales all of Lafayette, LA, Asia and Caleb Connie both of Bowie, MD, Khali Markham, Miguel Abar, and Jessica Davis all of Gulfport, MS; sisters, Dorothy (Floyd) Jones of Tillatoba, MS, and Shirley Woods of Grand Blanc, MI; cousins, Bennie Phillips and Pastor Woodrow Anderson; brothers, Isom A. Nadir and Lee White; 2 nieces; 7 nephews; brother-in-law, B.T. Patton of Tupelo, MS; a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. George Roger White was preceded in death by: son, DeRon Pointer; parents, Mr. & Mrs. Isom and Maggie White; sister, Joyce Clinton; and brother, Warnell White. The family would like to express special thanks to Nurse Crissy Pleincess and staff at Kith Haven Nursing Home, and the staff at McLaren Hospital – Flint.

Mr. George Roger White

July 28, 1946 - April 8, 2015