Crawford County, IL

Obituaries

Lawrence White

Lawrence White, Palestine, dies; rites Sunday......
Lawrence L. White, 75, Palestine, died Friday afternoon at 5:45 at the Mary Sherman Hospital, Sullivan, Indiana.

He is survived by his wife, Eva; three sons, LeRoy White, Robinson; Mac White and Foy Lee White, both of Palestine; and three daughters, Mrs. Karl (Lorene) Whites, Robinson; Mrs. Oris (Ella Mae) Knoblett; and Mrs. Herbert (Velma) Boyles, Robinson. Also surviving are one brother, Darrell White, Hutsonville; two sisters, Mrs. Bert Thatcher, West York; Mrs. Chauncey Lowe, Annaheim, Calif.; and 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Earl B. Peterson, Plain Dealing, La., in 1967. The daughter-in-law survives him.

Mr. White was former supervisor of Lamotte Township and a long time member of the Grange. Funeral services will be held Sunday, at 3:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Church with Rev. Carl Hall officiating, with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation began at Goodwine funeral home at 4 p.m. today. [Contributed by Cindy McCachern - mccachern@worldnet.att.net]

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