Mr. Major L. White

WHITE, Mr. Major - Age 91, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Willowbrook Manor. Family hour 10:30 AM Friday, May 12, 2017 at Southeast Christian Church of the Apostolic Faith, 4171 Lapeer Rd., Burton, MI., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM District Elder Kenneth Melvin Brown Sr., officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 AM Friday. Mr. White will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday. Bro. Major L. White “Bunch” was born July 6, 1925 in El Dorado, Arkansas, the son of Sylvester and Carrie (Maker) White. He was a member of Bethlehem Temple and Southeast Christian Church. Major loved his jobs; some of them were, cutting grass; he was a perfectionist about his grass. He would let you know “Stay off my Grass”; his famous punch; he loved to Usher and was Vice Chairman for a number of years; ushering was his heart, the famous quote was “If every usher was just like me, what would the usher board be”; cleaning and doing lawn care for the church; cleaning building, and physician offices; he was also known for his BBQ. One of the most important parts of Major was that he was very meticulous about how he looked. Major was a Veteran of the United States Army; he retired from General Motors after 36 years of service. One of his favorite phrases is “be good, be good and be good”. In 1950 he heard the call and was baptized in Jesus name and received the gift of the Holy Ghost under the late District Elder B.T. Scott. He was part of the Senior Choir and led a song “I’m Going Through.” Bro Major L. White leaves to cherish his memory: wife of 63 years, Deloris Portis White; 3 sons, Zackery and Jonathan all of Flint and Cleophas (Deb) White of Clinton Twp., MI; 2 daughters, Stephanie White Sampson of Union City, GA and Regina (Roland) Young of Flint; 6 grandchildren, Sandra Wickware of Arlington, TX, Cleophas White II of Detroit, MI, Kenneth White of Garden City, MI, Karanja White of Flint, MI, Whitney White-Omari of China and Larekha L. Murray of Houston, TX; 10 great grandchildren, Jada, Larry Jr., Chase, Nakyijah, Korea, Kamari, Desu, SaNya, Kenneth Jr. and Arianna; sister, Helen R. (Archie) Brown of Detroit, MI; 3 brothers, Henry Woodrow White of Flint, Theodore “Ted” White of Berkeley, CA and Charles White of Detroit, MI; a host of nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Helen White of Los Angeles, CA; brother-in-law, Archie Brown of Detroit, MI; a host of other relatives and friends including special and longtime friend, Trustee Emeritus Peathon Massey. Bro. White was preceded in death by son, Timothy White; parents, Sylvester and Carrie (Maker) White; 5 brothers, Samuel T., Nathenial, Ajor L., William C. and James E. White; sister, Alma (White) Powell. The family would like to express special thanks to niece, Carolyn White, Pastor and First Lady Will I (Debra) Morgan of Pentecostal Temple Apostolic family, Bishop and First Lady Alonzo (Kathy) Terry of Georgia, Dr. Calloway and staff; Willowbrook and staff; LaKetra Hagler; Pastor and First Lady Kenneth M. (Juliet) Brown Sr. and the Southeast Christian Church family, Pastor and First Lady Phillip J. (April) Thompson and the Bethlehem Temple Church family, Bishop and First Lay Urundi (Michele) Knox and the Ebenezer Ministries family, Lee and Marcus and the staff of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home.

Mr. Major L. White

July 6, 1925 - May 7, 2017