Donald Edward White

Donald E. White age 81 of Olivet, MI (Walton Township) died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Donald was born Jan. 6, 1931 in Fenton, MI the son of Howard F. and Sylvia M. (Miller) White and had been an Olivet area resident since 1963 coming from Lansing, MI. He served in the U. S. Army from 1948-52 and had been employed at the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors from where he retired in 1981 with 30 years of service. He enjoyed Harness Racing, did a little carpentry and a little farming and enjoyed “putting things back together.” Surviving are: his wife of almost 50 years, Willa (Lynn) White; his son, Donald E. White II of Olivet; five brothers, Jack (Sherry) White of Holt, Bradley (Dawn) White of Dansville, William (Vicki) White of Charlotte, Robert Dean White of Hillsdale and Harris (Linda) White of Lansing; one sister, Judy (Norman) Ives of Milford and brother-in-law, William Borie of St. Johns. He was preceded in death by brothers, Earnest and Richard and sisters, Margaret, Shirley and Earnestine. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A. M. Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home, Charlotte with Pastor Scott Brood officiating. Interment will be in the Bosworth Cemetery, Olivet. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-4 P.M. and on Monday from 10:00 A. M. until service time. Memorial contributions may go to the Eaton County Humane Society, P. O. Box 265, Charlotte, MI 48813 www.burkhead-greenfuneralhome.com