St. Clair County Obits

TORRANCE HARVEY WHITE

Clinton Eye
Funeral Services For Torrance Harvey White, 75, of the Bethlehem
vicinity, a retired farmer who died Nov. 7, were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Sickman and Dunning funeral home by Wesley Cox, Mrs. James Marks accompanied vocalists, Mrs. Lloyd Keller and Mrs. Eugene Swabby.
Pallbearers were John James, Frank Burke, Buford Huey, D. E. Arnold, Vollie Hindes and Jack McNutt. Interment was in Englewood cemetery. Torrance Harvey White was born Aug 29, 1887, in Marion County, Arkansas, the son of John D. and Orlena Mcbee White. When about nine years of age he moved with his parents to Iconium where he spent his childhood. On Feb 19, 1908 he married Ruth Cross, to which union eight children were born. When 25 years of age he professed his faith in Christ and united with the concord Baptist church, east of Lowry city, where for more than 30 years he was a deacon. The family had lived near Montrose for a number of years and had lived the past 13 years in their present home. Mr. White was a devoted husband and father and a kind, thoughtful friend and neighbor. He was a faithful Christian and was well read and well versed in the bible. Besides his wife he leaves the eight children Seth E. and Kenneth Eugene, Clinton; Richard B.,
Butler; Torrance Ervin, Grandview; Herschel C. Lone Jack; Raymond C., Jefferson City; Mrs. Naomi Smith, Albuquerque, N.M.; Mrs. Neola Foster, Lee's Summit; 17 grandchildren, on of whom Barbara Ann White, was taken into the home after the death of her mother and reared as an own child; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Quigley, Kansas City, Kansas, many other relatives and friends. His parents, two sisters and two brothers preceded him in death. Celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 23, 1958.