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Established 1948




William K. White, Jr.
5 July 1919 - 6 May 2003

Captain US Air Force
WWII, Korea
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal & 3 Oak Leaf Clusters


Ernestine T. White, 98, Sherman, Texas resident, passed away peacefully, July 21, 2023, at her home.  She was surrounded by her loving family.
Ernestine was born October 30, 1924 in Whitewright, Texas, daughter of Ewing Edward and Mary Tolleson Tomlinson.  She was  a graduate of Whitwright High School and Sherman Business College.
On December 12, 1948, Ernestine married William Keller White, Jr. in Sherman. They were married for 54 years until his death. They had 3 children.
She worked as a Transportation agent at Perrin Air Force Base for 28 years, Altus Air Force Base, Dallas, Texas.
Ernestine was a longtime member of Wood St. Church of Christ, Sherman.
Her favorite activities were reading, genealogy and family history and traveling with her husband.
Ernestine was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers: Cyrus Spellman Tomlinson who died of the Spanish Flu in 1918; Jesse Truman Tomlinson; William Dean Tomlinson; and sister, Betty Lou Tomlinson Green.
She is survived by daughter, Mary Lu Aycock and husband, Ron, of Sherman; son, Bill White of Sherman; daughter, Kim Smith and husband, Kevin, of Sherman.
Also surviving are her grandchildren: Ronnie Aycock, Jr.; Elizabeth Aycock Joines and husband, Brandon; Cody Reynolds and wife, Claire, all of Sherman; Justin Reynolds of Westminster Co.; Kacie Smith of Austin; Gerald Smith of Sherman; Rebecca White Ash and husband, Ryan, of McKinney; Andrew White of Sherman; great-grandchildren: Finley Keller Joines; Stella Frost Joines; Paisley Clair Ash; and Wyatt Lawton Ash.
Funeral service were held Wednesday morning, July 26 in the Chapel of Waldo Funeral Home. Ken Mullins officiated.  Burial followed at Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman.  Pallbearers were her grandsons: Ronnie Aycock, Andrew White, Cody Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, Ryan Ash and Brandon Joines.




Cedarlawn Cemetery
Susan Hawkins
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