He was born October 16, 1930 to Daniel and Mary (Ray) White in Tribbey, Oklahoma.
Tom was raised in the Skagg City and Tecumseh areas.
He married Mavery (Mae) Lou Kastner the mother of his son, and then later married Lloy "Dean" Smith and she preceded him in death.
Tom proudly served his country as Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, he moved back to Tecumseh and later moved to Wolf where he worked as a rancher. After that, Tom lived near Bowlegs before moving to Seminole where he lived until moving to Wewoka in 2007 until his death.
Tom owned and operated White's Mobil Service in Shawnee and later worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Seminole County until his retirement.
He was a survivor of the Dust Bowl and played Minor League Baseball in Tulsa. Tom was a collector of antiques and loved NASCAR, Football and Baseball. He especially enjoyed watching OU Football and the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Mary White; wife, Lloy "Dean" White; sister, Anna Aleene White Barnes; and three brothers, Earl White, D.B. White and Gordon "Rabbit" White; and sister-in-law, Allie White.
Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Dean White, of Seminole; brother and sister-in-law, Burney and Wilma White, of Shawnee; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Marguerite "Marg" Wilson, of Earlsboro and Tiny Oleta and W.G. Wade, of Tecumseh; 2 grandsons and their spouses, Brad and Cherie White and Brent and Jeana White; two sisters-in-law, Johnnie "Sue" White of Pleasant Grove and Louise White, of Moore; and numerous extended family and many friends.
He was born October 16, 1930 to Daniel and Mary (Ray) White in Tribbey, Oklahoma.
Tom was raised in the Skagg City and Tecumseh areas.
He married Mavery (Mae) Lou Kastner the mother of his son, and then later married Lloy "Dean" Smith and she preceded him in death.
Tom proudly served his country as Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, he moved back to Tecumseh and later moved to Wolf where he worked as a rancher. After that, Tom lived near Bowlegs before moving to Seminole where he lived until moving to Wewoka in 2007 until his death.
Tom owned and operated White's Mobil Service in Shawnee and later worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Seminole County until his retirement.
He was a survivor of the Dust Bowl and played Minor League Baseball in Tulsa. Tom was a collector of antiques and loved NASCAR, Football and Baseball. He especially enjoyed watching OU Football and the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Mary White; wife, Lloy "Dean" White; sister, Anna Aleene White Barnes; and three brothers, Earl White, D.B. White and Gordon "Rabbit" White; and sister-in-law, Allie White.
Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Dean White, of Seminole; brother and sister-in-law, Burney and Wilma White, of Shawnee; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Marguerite "Marg" Wilson, of Earlsboro and Tiny Oleta and W.G. Wade, of Tecumseh; 2 grandsons and their spouses, Brad and Cherie White and Brent and Jeana White; two sisters-in-law, Johnnie "Sue" White of Pleasant Grove and Louise White, of Moore; and numerous extended family and many friends.
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