Mary Ellen White

Mary Ellen White

Mary Ellen White

1916-2016

Mary Ellen White, 99, passed away at Nodaway Nursing Home on February 3, 2016 after living a warm-hearted, generous-spirited life. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her on her peaceful path home.

Mary was born to the late Loran Winslow and Mattie Pearl (Howard) Winslow on August 8, 1916 in Quitman, Missouri. She was immersed in her church, first at Quitman Methodist Church and recently at Wilcox Methodist Church. She was also a member of Community Helpers, Methodist Women, Shell Grove Club and a former member of Knob Club. Mary also served as an assistant to the dietitian at Northwest Missouri State University.

Mary was blessed with a loving family. She graduated from Quitman High School in the Spring of 1935 and married her beloved, late husband, David Harold White on August 6, 1939. They had one son, David LaVerne White and his wife, Judy, of Maryville; two grand-daughters: Brenda (Bryan) Beason, Skidmore, Missouri and Celina (Michael) Kincaid, Leawood, Kansas. Mary was fortunate to have shared in the raising of her four great-grandchildren: Brenton Beason, Brody Beason, Kyler James and Peytan James.

Mary was like a mother to all. She was kind and soft-spoken and will be dearly missed by her loved ones, who celebrate the fact that she is at peace with her Creator.

She was preceded in death by her husband: David; sisters: Fleda Bayers, Maxine Winslow, Charlotte Pennington, Marguerite White and Eva Powers; brothers: Russell and Murray Shelton; Lawrence, David and Howard “Rube” Winslow.

Visitation is 2-3 p.m., Saturday, February 6, 2016 with 3 p.m. Funeral Services at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Burial will be in Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville, Missouri

Memorials may be made to The Wilcox Methodist Church or to Asera Care Hospice.

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