Funeral services for Dorothy Melvina White, 71, of Chickasha, are
pending with Ferguson Funeral Home. Dorothy Melvina White was born May 3, 1931, in Verden, Oklahoma.
She died March 5, 2003, in Oklahoma City.
© The Chickasha Express-Star
6 March 2003
Dorothy Melvina White
Funeral services for Dorothy Melvina White, 71, of Chickasha, will
be held Friday, March 7, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Chapel in Chickasha.
Dorothy Melvina White was born May 3, 1931, in Verden, Oklahoma, the
daughter of Ben White and Lou Conn White. She died March 5, 2003,
in Oklahoma City.
Dorothy grew up in Verden, Oklahoma, and graduated from Verden High
School in 1949. She then moved to Oklahoma City and was employed
with a nursing home.
Later she attended LPN school for two years and became an LPN. In
1972, she moved to Chickasha and was employed with Grady Memorial
Hospital. She worked there until her retirement in 1993.
Dorothy enjoyed traveling and spending time at the lake. Dorothy
was a Baptist by faith.
She was preceded in death by Both parents, four brothers, and one
sister.
Survivors include: One son: Terry White and his fiancee Katie
Church, of Chickasha; one daughter: Susan White of Chickasha; One
Son: Chris White of Lawton, Oklahoma; one brother: Bedford White
of Cement, Oklahoma; two brothers and sisters-in-law: Kenneth and
Yvonne White of Cement, Oklahoma and George and Mary White of
Hinton, Oklahoma; two sisters: Ruby Holmes and Gertrude Cooper of
Cement, Oklahoma; one sister and brother-in-law: Carol and Carl
Settle of Carmen, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren: Tracy Ladwig,
Megan White, Mark White, Nina White, Sarah White, Travis White, and
Chris White: and several great grandchildren.
Interment will be in Laverty Cemetery under the direction of
Ferguson Funeral Home.
