Ruth “Mimi” White 98, of Paoli, Indiana passed away Thursday April 11, 2019 at her home.
She was born on June 29, 1920 in Fargo, Indiana to Leonard Alonza Bennett and Josephine (Cecil) Bennett.
She married Elwood “Woody” White on March 28, 1937.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Elwood “Woody”, two sisters Lois Stout and
Viola Lanham, three great-grandchildren Ashley White, Brian White, and Rebecca Ott, one step-
granddaughter Mykala Morin.
During World War II she went to work at Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown,
Indiana and was a caregiver for her father-in-law Elvet.
She was a member of the Old Union Methodist Church in Orleans, Indiana.
She loved to garden, attending to her flowers and the hummingbirds, she loved music, and
loved to travel, she enjoyed cooking and being with her family, they were her biggest accomplishment.
Survivors include:
4-Sons:
JR (Becky) White, New Albany, Indiana
Frank (Connie) White, Sellersburg, Indiana
Steve (Diane) White, West Baden, Indiana
Joe (Rita) White, Paoli, Indiana
3-Daughters:
Norma Spalding, Paoli, Indiana
Anita (Lawrence) Myers Paoli, Indiana
Melody (Larry) Morin, Bedford, Indiana
Caregivers:
Mary Patton, Paoli, Indiana
Barbara Mosson, Paoli, Indiana
Also surviving Ruth “Mimi” White are fourteen grandchildren and thirty-four great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday April 16, 2019 at Dillman-Scott Funeral Home.
Interment will follow in the Old Union United Methodist Cemetery, Orleans, Indiana. Visitation to be held Monday April 15, 2019 from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and from 9:00 A.M. until time of service on Tuesday at Dillman-Scott Funeral Home, 226 West Campbell Street, Paoli, Indiana.
Arrangements made by Dillman-Scott Funeral Home, 226 W. Campbell Street, Paoli, IN 47454.
Online Condolences may be made at Dillman-Scott Funeral Home.com.
