Obituary
ELKHART — Turner C. White, 90, of Elkhart and formerly of Waterloo, Ala., passed away peacefully of natural causes at 11:55 p.m. Monday, May 2, at Riverside Village, Elkhart.
He was born in Waterloo on Jan. 24, 1926, to the late William and Margaret (Ballentine) White. He married Coreen Austin there on Dec. 25, 1943. She survives at home after 72 years of marriage.
Also surviving are his daughters, Connie (Allen) Roberts of Elkhart, Joan Brazell of Loveland, Colo., and Linda (Eric) Stutz of Bristol; sons Jeff (Cheryl) White of Granger and Steve (Mickey) White of Bremen; brothers William "Dub" (Brenda) and Jack (Sharon) White, both of Waterloo; sisters Faye (Bob) Duha of Wisconsin, Mable Morris of Savannah, Tenn., and Irene Lard of Mishawaka; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death are sisters Beatrice, Jeanette and Zula.
Turner's life will be celebrated beginning with a visitation at noon Thursday, May 5, at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St. Elkhart. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola.
Turner retired after working as a millwright at Dodge Manufacturing in Mishawaka for 33½ years. He was an accomplished handyman who enjoyed gardening. He attended General Baptist churches and belonged to the Waterloo Seniors when he lived in Alabama.
Online condolences may reach the family at www.billingsfuneralhome.com.
He was born in Waterloo on Jan. 24, 1926, to the late William and Margaret (Ballentine) White. He married Coreen Austin there on Dec. 25, 1943. She survives at home after 72 years of marriage.
Also surviving are his daughters, Connie (Allen) Roberts of Elkhart, Joan Brazell of Loveland, Colo., and Linda (Eric) Stutz of Bristol; sons Jeff (Cheryl) White of Granger and Steve (Mickey) White of Bremen; brothers William "Dub" (Brenda) and Jack (Sharon) White, both of Waterloo; sisters Faye (Bob) Duha of Wisconsin, Mable Morris of Savannah, Tenn., and Irene Lard of Mishawaka; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death are sisters Beatrice, Jeanette and Zula.
Turner's life will be celebrated beginning with a visitation at noon Thursday, May 5, at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St. Elkhart. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola.
Turner retired after working as a millwright at Dodge Manufacturing in Mishawaka for 33½ years. He was an accomplished handyman who enjoyed gardening. He attended General Baptist churches and belonged to the Waterloo Seniors when he lived in Alabama.
Online condolences may reach the family at www.billingsfuneralhome.com.
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