White, John Jackson

Passed: 1985-11-04

Age: 90

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1985-11-06

Information: John Jackson White, 90, of Murraysville, died Monday in Care Inn nursing home, Ripley, after an extended illness.  He was born in Jackson County, a son of the late Clark A. and Ida McKinley White.  He was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Murraysville, and was retired from civil services as a lockman at Lock 21.  He was a veteran of World War I, U.S. Navy, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 12.  He is survived by his wife, Birdia Milhoan White of Ravenswood; one daughter, Emogene White Carney of Marietta, Ohio; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Straight-Tucker Funeral Home, Ravenswood.  Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home today (Wednesday) 2-9 p.m.