Charles Ollie White, age 88, of Dierks, Ark., passed away at Dierks Health and Rehab on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, 3 days after the death of his wife, Ruth.
He was born in Sweethome, Ark., on May 23, 1936, to Ollie and Grace (Martin) White. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He worked as a saw filer at the Weyerhaeuser mill in Dierks for more than 39 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Ruth (Terry) White, his parents, Ollie and Grace White; his son, Jimmy C. White; his brothers, Jack, Joe, RW and Bill White; his brothers-in-law, Norm Burt, Jimmy Dale Blankenship, Billy Spears and Von McCullough.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Bette White of Dierks and Phillip and Maria White of Bella Vista, Arkansas; his siblings, James and LaVaun White, Mary McCullough, Linda and Billy House, Dollie (Dot) Blankenship, Rufus and Marci White, Bobbie and Dale Lovell and Gracie and Morris Harrington; grandchildren, Cristy White, Nicholas and wife, Katie White, Priscilla and husband, Kevin Snow, Andrew, Samuel, and Benjamin White; great-grandchildren, Nyssa White, Dylon White, Billy Emfinger and Maddie Emfinger and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial graveside service for Mr. and Mrs. White will be held on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at 11 a.m., at Dierks Cemetery with his son, Danny White officiating, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen.
The family will receive friends at the cemetery at 10:00 a.m., one hour before the service on Friday
The ladies of the Dierks Church of Christ on Main Street will provide the family meal at noon.
Cremation arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home.
You may leave a condolence online at www.wilkersonfuneralhomes.com.
