Clearence White
A funeral service was June 17 in Indiana for Clearence Benton
“Ben” White, 76, of LaFontaine, Ind., who died June 13 at his
home.
Interment will be at Estates of Serenity, Marion, Ind.
Born Oct. 2, 1925 in Grant County, Ind., he was the son of
Clearence B. and Gladys (Sheffield) White.
He married Martha Jeanne Compton, Oct. 29, 1950.
Mr. White was an accountant for several Oldsmobile dealers in
Marion and Wabash, Ind. He retired from Denney Motor Sales in
Wabash. Mr. White also farmed.
He was a member of the LaFontaine Christian Church. He served as
treasurer for many years and was an elder and trustee.
He also was a member and past master in the Masonic Lodge No.
295, LaFontaine; past patron of the Order of Eastern Star, No. 301;
member of the Scottish Rite, Fort Wayne, Ind.; and president of
Sweetser Lions Club, Sweetser, Ind.
He also was active in softball leagues in Sweetser and Marion.
He was active with the 1940 Draper Dodgers softball team of
Marion.
Mr. White is survived by sister Helen Uhl and her husband,
Phillip, of Richmond, Ind.; son Gary B. White and his fiance,
Lawana Taylor, of Oklahoma City; daughter Linda Sue Kibler and her
husband, Maurice, of Effingham, Ill.; grandsons Christopher and
Nicholas Canaday of Effingham and Gary B. White Jr. and his wife,
Laura, of Castle Rock; granddaughters Rachel, Denise and Jennifer
Kibler of Effingham and Brittany Taylor of Oklahoma City; and
great-grandson Evan White of Castle Rock.
Contributions can be made in his name to the LaFontaine
Christian Church, 104 S. Main, LaFontaine, IN 46940.
McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine, Ind., made arrangements.