The funeral for William Alexander White, 88, of Hunter, will be 10 a.m. today, Aug. 23, 2008, at Hunter Christian Church. The Rev. Don Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will begin at 9 a.m. at the church.
He was born in Charity, Mo., Sept. 24, 1919, to Heber Denene White and Ruby Elisabeth White Hutchinson and died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.
He graduated from Cushing High School, then attended Oklahoma A&M. During World War II, he worked for Spartan Aircraft Co. In 1940, he was employed by Army procurement to Wright Field and became a flight inspector for the Air Force Midwestern Division. He conducted aerial gunfire tests and bomb droppings at Douglas Aircraft Co., Tulsa. He married Thelma Lou Sheffer Dec. 2, 1944. They made their home in the Garber-Billings area after the war. He farmed 60 years and raised cattle and wheat. He served as a board member of Farmers Home Administration, Enid. He worked many years for U.S. Agriculture Stabilization Service. He was a member of Hunter Christian Church, serving as an elder for 50 years.
Surviving are his children, Linda Wadsworth of Whidbey Island, Wash., Donna Lander of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Bill White of Garber; and three grandchildren.
