11/17/1933 – 10/19/2024
Lawrence
Funeral Services for Donald Dean White, 90, Lawrence, will be at 10 am, Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the First Southern Baptist Church, Lawrence.
He died October 19, 2024, at his home.
Donald was born November 17, 1933, on a farm near Randolph, Kansas, the son of John Wesley and Ida Ellen White. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1952, and worked at Kansas Farm Bureau, Manhattan, Kansas, for over 43 years. He served in the Kansas National Guard from 1952 to 1961.
He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church, Lawrence, Kansas. He was also a member of The Gideons International.
Survivors include wife, Wilma, two sons, Randall Joe White (wife, Sheryl) of Ft. Collins, Colorado, Christopher Brian White (wife, Claire) of Leawood, Kansas, two step-sons, William Darrin Clouse (wife, Krista) of (Charlottesville, VA), Kent Andrew Clouse (wife, Angela) of (Fayetteville, GA), seven grandchildren, Alexander and Brenna White, William Clouse, Emma and husband Jacopo Scrinzi, Chloe and husband Connor Mahan, Lily, and Sophia Clouse, one sister-in-law Carolyn White, of Manhattan, Kansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ida White, one sister, Doris Springer, four brothers, Vernon, Kenneth, Willard, and Dale White.
Friends may call from 9:30 to 10 am, Wednesday, at the First Southern Baptist Church, 4300 W 6th St, Lawrence, KS 66049.
The family suggests in lieu of flowers memorials be given to The Gideons International Faith Fund or The First Southern Baptist Missions Fund. rumsey-yost.com
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