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Charles Louie White © Enid News and Eagle 08-05-2015 Submitted by: Glenn
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Funeral service for Charles L. White will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at First Christian Church, Alva. The Revs. Ron Pingleton and Kyle Kiner, Pastors, will officiate. Interment will be in Alva Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wharton Funeral Chapel, Alva. Condolences may be made online at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.
Charles Louie, son of Winona (Enfield) and Charles “Dick” White was born June 4 (or 5, according to his mother), 1928, in Blackwell, Okla. He passed away in Alva on the 3rd of August, 2015, at age of 87 years, 1 month and 30 days.
He attended Blackwell Public schools and graduated with the class of 1946. He continued his education at Northern Oklahoma, where he played varsity basketball and tennis, and sang in the chorus and men’s quartet, which received the “outstanding comedy quartet of the year” from the Oklahoma Music Association. He then transferred to the University of Oklahoma, where he played in the marching and symphonic band, completing his bachelor’s degree. He met his love for life, Pat, at the University of Oklahoma.
Upon graduation, he worked in his dad’s business of selling farm equipment and automobiles in Blackwell, worked at Wewoka as office manager for his father-in-law’s oilfield trucking business, returned to Blackwell to sell insurance and participated in a water flood oil production project. He worked at the Blackwell schools directing the junior high band and driving a school bus on a part-time basis. He liked it so much, he went back to the University of Oklahoma, receiving a master’s degree in education.
He taught at Newkirk, Braman, Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma State University and finally, Northwestern Oklahoma State University. After teaching at Braman, he received one of 30 spots allotted by the National Defense Education Act to attend the University of Texas, where he received one year of credits towards a doctorate degree, completed at Oklahoma State University.
On Aug. 21, 1950, he married Patricia Ann Phillips from Wewoka, Okla. To this lifetime union, two children were born: daughters, Kay Lou and Terry Ann.
At NWOSU, he was a dean of students, the director of the division of education, psychology and physical education, as well as a professor of psychology and education from 1967 to 1990, and part-time for a few years after retirement. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Chi, Lions Club, Elk’s Club and listed in Who’s Who in Americans in Science. He received a NWOSU Alumni Award for Outstanding Teacher and was commissioned as an honorary Lieutenant Colonial by the ROTC.
Charles was a zealous golfer, and in 1994, he went to a golf club-making school in Austin, Texas. He delighted in fitting a golfer to customized golf clubs. He took great pride in “showing off” his six hole-in-one trophies. He participated in the Alva Country Club Board, and later became its president.
He also took up his trumpet again after a 46-year layoff and played with the NWOSU concert band, the Alva Community Summer bands, Enid, NOC concert bands and jazz bands. He took pride in being the oldest marcher in the OU Alumni band at homecoming. Occasionally, he would play solos in his church, where he also sang bass in the choir. He served the First Christian Church as an elder, and member of the church board. His biggest joy was being with family, the family Christmas Band and family outings. In Enid and Wichita, making golf clubs for the family and playing with his grandsons were highlights of a busy life.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Leonard, Thurman and Harold.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Pat; his daughters, Kay and husband Larry Kiner (Enid), and Terry and husband David Steele (Wichita); four grandsons and their spouses, Kyle and Jennie Kiner, Greg and Callie Kiner, Bryan and Abbie Steele, and Mike Steele; five great-grandchildren, Anna, Caleb, Noah and Lucy Kiner, Xander and Juliet Steele; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to First Christian Church and NWOSU Foundation.
(Submitted by family)
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