Earline White

Published 12:00 am Friday, June 25, 2010

ROXIE — Services for Earline “Baby” White, 55, of Natchez, who died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Natchez Regional Medical Center, will be at noon Saturday at Roxie First Baptist Church with the Rev. Alexander White officiating.

Burial will follow at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Roxie under the direction of Williams Funeral Home in Brookhaven.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.

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Ms. White was born Sept. 16, 1954, in Natchez, the daughter of Letha White and M.C. Washington and the stepdaughter of Eunice Washington and Sam White. She was a graduate of Franklin High School. She was baptized at an early age and became a member of Springhill Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved nurturing her Pomeranian, Colbi Girl. She was a logger.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. White and Mr. Washington; one son, Christopher Morris; and five siblings, Mary Lee Jackson, Viola Hannon, Dorothy Hannon, Daniel Puckett and Dale Starks .

Survivors include a loving wife of 17 years, Benita Watson White; four sons, Kelli Puckett, James Norman, Marcus Miller and Cedric Watson; one daughter, Zundra Williams; her stepmother; eight grandchildren, Miracle and Zy’ier Williams, Ja’Kayla and Ja’Kyah Norman, Trevor, DeMarcus, Z’yairiah and Cedric Watson Jr.; two godsons, Sametrius Mazique and Ambus Riggs Jr.; nine siblings, Margaret Starks, Mac Washington and wife, Joyce, Lucille Brengettsy, Hilton White and wife, Margaret, the Rev. Alexander White and wife, Elizabeth, Marie Kelly, Ruthie Mae Washington, Peggy Norman and Bennie Joe White; and two aunts, Gurlee Sanders and husband, Melvin, and Marie Weeks.

Pallbearers will be Luchen J. Norman, John L. Starks Jr., Alvin J. Starks, Derrick Starks, Marcus Miller and Kelli Puckett.

Memorial donations may be made to Roxie First Baptist Church.