WHITE, James Entered into eternal rest on the morning of June 24, 2007, James Larsen White, husband of Frances Carroll White. Residence, Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James L. White are invited to attend his funeral services in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL Tuesday morning, June 26, 2007, at eleven o’clock. Burial will follow in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Stuhr’s West Ashley Chapel this Monday between six and eight o’clock. Mr. White was born July 20, 1919 in Awendaw, South Carolina, a son of the late Lancelot Larsen White and the late Lou Etta Sutler White. He was a graduate of The Citadel, Class of 1940 with a degree in Civil Engineering, where he served as co-captain of the Tennis Team. He was the retired Director of the Charleston County Public Works Department and a member of Ashley River Baptist Church. Mr. White was a decorated World War II Veteran, serving in the United States Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was assigned to the 305th Infantry, 77th Division. He participated in the Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa operations, receiving three Purple Hearts. In addition to these medals, he is eligible to wear the Combat Infantry Badge and the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon with three stars, representing participation in the Marianas, Southern Philippines and Okinawa campaigns. Surviving are his wife of Charleston; two daughters, Carol Ann Fougerousse and Brenda Lou White, both of Charleston; a sister, Vivian Rector of Awendaw; two brothers, Louis C. White and Charles White, both of Awendaw; three grandchildren, Jennifer F. Jackson, Jessica Fougerousse and Joseph Fougerousse; and two great grandchildren, Olivia Jackson and Nicholas Jackson. Memorials may be made to Ashley River Baptist Church, 1101 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407 and/or to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 60 Day Street, Ste 3401, Staten Island, NY 10301. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website, www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths. Published in the Charleston Post & Courier on 6/25/2007.
Posted in:
Posted on:
Link to original obituary: