Benjamin Horace White Sr.

April 14, 1937-Aug. 6, 2020

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Benjamin Horace White Sr., 83, of Sparta, passed away Aug 6, 2020, at his residence.

Ben White - if he ever introduced himself to you was “Ben White all of his life” - was born April 14, 1937, in Walling, to Benjamin Harrison White and Lillie Jewell Prince White.

He made a career out of serving his country. He began his service in the U.S. Navy as a Quarter Master, later taking his cooking skills to the U.S. Coast Guard until his retirement. When his military career ended, he worked as a cook at the Bledsoe Correctional Facility. 

Mr. White was an active and accomplished woodworker and gardener. Many of his wood pieces were given to family and friends. He was a lifetime member of the NRA and a faithful member of the Abundant Grace Church, where he was affectionately known as "Papa White.”

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Myrna Colena White; granddaughter, Elizabeth Farley; and sisters, Edna White and Carolyn Oakwood.

Survivors include his three children, Christie J. (Joe) Tindle, Benjamin H. White Jr., Regena M. (Jeffrey) Gain, all of Sparta; grandchildren, Gary Wayne Scott Jr., Justin T. Scott, Kelsey S. (Jimmy) Brock, Dinah N. (Kyle) Farley, Brittany B. White; great-grandchildren, Jakob Brock, Colen Gain, Journey Scott, Jeffrey Brock, Nicole Farley, Karley Brock, Tytus Scott, Alexis Farley, Beneka Parkhurst, Zayden Farley, Charleigh Rose White; great-great-grandchild, Annalee Brock; sister, Catherine Cantrell, of Sparta; brother, Alfred White, of Braxton, Mississippi; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 3 p.m., Aug. 9, 2020, at Hunter Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors by the Veterans' Honor Guard will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends noon-3 p.m., Aug. 9, at the funeral home. Richard Key will officiate.

Benjamin White Jr., Jimmy Brock, J.J. Morris, Jakob Brock, Donnie Daniels, Kyle Farley, Justin Scott, and Travis Huddleston will serve the family as pallbearers.

 Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.