{"id":5467,"date":"2020-09-06T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/?p=5467"},"modified":"2020-09-06T05:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T09:15:00","slug":"white-curtis-howard-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/white-curtis-howard-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"White, Curtis Howard Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Curtis Howard White Jr. was born in Houston, TX on December 29, 1948 to the late Howel &#8220;Judy&#8221; White and Curtis Howard White Sr. He passed away in Centerville, TN on September 4, 2020 at the age of 71.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Curtis was an electrician for the TVA but held many jobs throughout his life which includes working as a Sheriff&#8217;s deputy, storm chaser, and Med-Ride driver. He was most recently operating his own lawn mowing service. He was a known volunteer in the community and was always happy to help a neighbor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A veteran of the United States Army, Curtis was honorably discharged in 1975 at the rank of Specialist. He was also a proud member of the Centerville Masonic Lodge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Above all, Curtis was a strong Christian man who was dedicated to serving the Lord. Never was there a Sunday where you couldn&#8217;t find him and his family at church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Surviving family include his wife of 39 years, Linda White; his daughters, Sabrina (Chaz) Donegan, Amber (Tom\u00eb) Burks, Angela (Brian) White Bruce, Mary (Scott) Batts, Elizabeth (the late Joshua Gordon) Gordon; his sister, Carolyn White; his brother, John Elword White; his grandchildren, Austin Chase Bruce, Richard James Batts, James Howard Gordon, Savannah Lynn McCarter, Nathaniel Curtis McCarter, Alexander O&#8217;Neal Beard, Maura Elaine Batts, Annabelle Mae Donegan, Declan Cooper Donegan, and Hadley Nora Donegan; six great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and a host of family and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A memorial service for Curtis Howard White Jr. will be held at the Edgewood Baptist Church on Monday, September 7 at 4PM. A visitation with family and friends will be held the same day from 2PM until service time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In lieu of flowers, the White family has asked that you make a contribution to The Shriners or The Gideons in Curtis&#8217; memory.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtis Howard White Jr. was born in Houston, TX on December 29, 1948 to the late Howel &#8220;Judy&#8221; White and Curtis Howard White Sr. He passed away in Centerville, TN on September 4, 2020 at the age of 71. 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