Ken's mother wrote of Ken: "Born in Mira Valley 9 1/2 miles south of Ord, Nebr. Dr. Hemphill of North Loup, Nebr., physician, grandma White, nurse. Weight at birth 9 1/2 lbs. Given his mother's favorite name, Kenneth, and Ray for Dr. George A. Ray who performed the marriage ceremony for his parents.
Feb. 1914 had typhoid phenomena. Fever ran 12 days. Very sick. Mrs. Lane, nurse. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Dr. came 8 days in succession, 8 miles in country thru terribly cold weather and bad roads. Started to school when 7 years old, District 57, Valley Co., Nebraska. Miss Leona Sayre, 1st teacher. Chum: Ray Peterson. Jane Hastings (his 1st cousin) was his last teacher in Valley Co.
1923-24 lived on Rodman farm and came to school in town. Drove the car bringing Bill & Jean Johnson and Dorothy Pierce, also (brother) Durwin last 6 weeks of school. Played clarinet in Hasley Bouhauis Lions Club boys band. June 1924 made trip to Lions Convention in Omaha, with band. Worked in Observers office. Went with Nellie Brodt while in High School."
He was at a meeting in Louisville, KY and while walking on a street there had a massive heart attack, died right away. Funeral at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE. They are buried in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Ken's funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Richard Halverson, Presbyterian, long-time Chaplain of the United States Senate. Some records say they married in 1934. Their daughter Joyce Rocco says it was 1935.
Ken attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (and played on the Cornhusker football team -- long before it became a team of national importance). He was later a trustee of the Presbyterian-related Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas (for 27 years). But while in the university in Lincoln, he had to quit school for lack of funds during the great depression, at which time he got a job at a CONOCO (Continental Oil Co) service station in Lincoln. Thus began his career with CONOCO. Later he was transferred to the Des Moines, Iowa with the same company, where he met his first wife, Ruth. Ken was living at the Des Moines YMCA, where Ruth worked in the cafeteria. The two were married by Ruth's father in Ruth's parent's home in Des Moines. They soon moved to Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ken's second wife Harriet was previously married to a Mr. Jones. She has children David, Kris and Karen (Karen being the youngest) Jones. One of the boys has a son Richard Jones. Karen married a Mr. Rayburn and had sons Geoffrey, Timothy and Christopher as of 1989. No children of her marriage to Ken White.
In 1955 Ken and his family was living in Lincoln, NE (at the time of his father's death.) The family lived in Lincoln from 1953 to 1972 when Ken was Lincoln Division Manager for Continental Oil Co.
In the 1960s, while living in Lincoln, NE Ken, an active Christian layman, worked with what later became known as The Kenneth R. White International Foundation with headquarters (in 1989) in Arlington, VA. It was an agency designed to promote the prayer breakfast and its men's fellowship concept to the corporate world. In 1972 when he had just been offered a vice-presidency with the Houston Office of Continental Oil Co. (CONOCO) he decided to leave the company and devote himself fulltime to what he felt was God's call to bring the leaders of governments and companies in the world to a fuller prayer life.
He was a founder (and perhaps THE founder) of the annual National Prayer Breakfast, at which the President of the United States usually speaks. He spent the last many years of his life working with major prayer breakfast events. Ken and his new wife Harriet moved to Washington, DC, until 1981 when they moved to Estes Park, Colorado.
Feb. 1914 had typhoid phenomena. Fever ran 12 days. Very sick. Mrs. Lane, nurse. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Dr. came 8 days in succession, 8 miles in country thru terribly cold weather and bad roads. Started to school when 7 years old, District 57, Valley Co., Nebraska. Miss Leona Sayre, 1st teacher. Chum: Ray Peterson. Jane Hastings (his 1st cousin) was his last teacher in Valley Co.
1923-24 lived on Rodman farm and came to school in town. Drove the car bringing Bill & Jean Johnson and Dorothy Pierce, also (brother) Durwin last 6 weeks of school. Played clarinet in Hasley Bouhauis Lions Club boys band. June 1924 made trip to Lions Convention in Omaha, with band. Worked in Observers office. Went with Nellie Brodt while in High School."
He was at a meeting in Louisville, KY and while walking on a street there had a massive heart attack, died right away. Funeral at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE. They are buried in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Ken's funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Richard Halverson, Presbyterian, long-time Chaplain of the United States Senate. Some records say they married in 1934. Their daughter Joyce Rocco says it was 1935.
Ken attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (and played on the Cornhusker football team -- long before it became a team of national importance). He was later a trustee of the Presbyterian-related Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas (for 27 years). But while in the university in Lincoln, he had to quit school for lack of funds during the great depression, at which time he got a job at a CONOCO (Continental Oil Co) service station in Lincoln. Thus began his career with CONOCO. Later he was transferred to the Des Moines, Iowa with the same company, where he met his first wife, Ruth. Ken was living at the Des Moines YMCA, where Ruth worked in the cafeteria. The two were married by Ruth's father in Ruth's parent's home in Des Moines. They soon moved to Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ken's second wife Harriet was previously married to a Mr. Jones. She has children David, Kris and Karen (Karen being the youngest) Jones. One of the boys has a son Richard Jones. Karen married a Mr. Rayburn and had sons Geoffrey, Timothy and Christopher as of 1989. No children of her marriage to Ken White.
In 1955 Ken and his family was living in Lincoln, NE (at the time of his father's death.) The family lived in Lincoln from 1953 to 1972 when Ken was Lincoln Division Manager for Continental Oil Co.
In the 1960s, while living in Lincoln, NE Ken, an active Christian layman, worked with what later became known as The Kenneth R. White International Foundation with headquarters (in 1989) in Arlington, VA. It was an agency designed to promote the prayer breakfast and its men's fellowship concept to the corporate world. In 1972 when he had just been offered a vice-presidency with the Houston Office of Continental Oil Co. (CONOCO) he decided to leave the company and devote himself fulltime to what he felt was God's call to bring the leaders of governments and companies in the world to a fuller prayer life.
He was a founder (and perhaps THE founder) of the annual National Prayer Breakfast, at which the President of the United States usually speaks. He spent the last many years of his life working with major prayer breakfast events. Ken and his new wife Harriet moved to Washington, DC, until 1981 when they moved to Estes Park, Colorado.
Ken's mother wrote of Ken: "Born in Mira Valley 9 1/2 miles south of Ord, Nebr. Dr. Hemphill of North Loup, Nebr., physician, grandma White, nurse. Weight at birth 9 1/2 lbs. Given his mother's favorite name, Kenneth, and Ray for Dr. George A. Ray who performed the marriage ceremony for his parents.
Feb. 1914 had typhoid phenomena. Fever ran 12 days. Very sick. Mrs. Lane, nurse. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Dr. came 8 days in succession, 8 miles in country thru terribly cold weather and bad roads. Started to school when 7 years old, District 57, Valley Co., Nebraska. Miss Leona Sayre, 1st teacher. Chum: Ray Peterson. Jane Hastings (his 1st cousin) was his last teacher in Valley Co.
1923-24 lived on Rodman farm and came to school in town. Drove the car bringing Bill & Jean Johnson and Dorothy Pierce, also (brother) Durwin last 6 weeks of school. Played clarinet in Hasley Bouhauis Lions Club boys band. June 1924 made trip to Lions Convention in Omaha, with band. Worked in Observers office. Went with Nellie Brodt while in High School."
He was at a meeting in Louisville, KY and while walking on a street there had a massive heart attack, died right away. Funeral at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE. They are buried in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Ken's funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Richard Halverson, Presbyterian, long-time Chaplain of the United States Senate. Some records say they married in 1934. Their daughter Joyce Rocco says it was 1935.
Ken attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (and played on the Cornhusker football team -- long before it became a team of national importance). He was later a trustee of the Presbyterian-related Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas (for 27 years). But while in the university in Lincoln, he had to quit school for lack of funds during the great depression, at which time he got a job at a CONOCO (Continental Oil Co) service station in Lincoln. Thus began his career with CONOCO. Later he was transferred to the Des Moines, Iowa with the same company, where he met his first wife, Ruth. Ken was living at the Des Moines YMCA, where Ruth worked in the cafeteria. The two were married by Ruth's father in Ruth's parent's home in Des Moines. They soon moved to Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ken's second wife Harriet was previously married to a Mr. Jones. She has children David, Kris and Karen (Karen being the youngest) Jones. One of the boys has a son Richard Jones. Karen married a Mr. Rayburn and had sons Geoffrey, Timothy and Christopher as of 1989. No children of her marriage to Ken White.
In 1955 Ken and his family was living in Lincoln, NE (at the time of his father's death.) The family lived in Lincoln from 1953 to 1972 when Ken was Lincoln Division Manager for Continental Oil Co.
In the 1960s, while living in Lincoln, NE Ken, an active Christian layman, worked with what later became known as The Kenneth R. White International Foundation with headquarters (in 1989) in Arlington, VA. It was an agency designed to promote the prayer breakfast and its men's fellowship concept to the corporate world. In 1972 when he had just been offered a vice-presidency with the Houston Office of Continental Oil Co. (CONOCO) he decided to leave the company and devote himself fulltime to what he felt was God's call to bring the leaders of governments and companies in the world to a fuller prayer life.
He was a founder (and perhaps THE founder) of the annual National Prayer Breakfast, at which the President of the United States usually speaks. He spent the last many years of his life working with major prayer breakfast events. Ken and his new wife Harriet moved to Washington, DC, until 1981 when they moved to Estes Park, Colorado.
Feb. 1914 had typhoid phenomena. Fever ran 12 days. Very sick. Mrs. Lane, nurse. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Dr. came 8 days in succession, 8 miles in country thru terribly cold weather and bad roads. Started to school when 7 years old, District 57, Valley Co., Nebraska. Miss Leona Sayre, 1st teacher. Chum: Ray Peterson. Jane Hastings (his 1st cousin) was his last teacher in Valley Co.
1923-24 lived on Rodman farm and came to school in town. Drove the car bringing Bill & Jean Johnson and Dorothy Pierce, also (brother) Durwin last 6 weeks of school. Played clarinet in Hasley Bouhauis Lions Club boys band. June 1924 made trip to Lions Convention in Omaha, with band. Worked in Observers office. Went with Nellie Brodt while in High School."
He was at a meeting in Louisville, KY and while walking on a street there had a massive heart attack, died right away. Funeral at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE. They are buried in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Ken's funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Richard Halverson, Presbyterian, long-time Chaplain of the United States Senate. Some records say they married in 1934. Their daughter Joyce Rocco says it was 1935.
Ken attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (and played on the Cornhusker football team -- long before it became a team of national importance). He was later a trustee of the Presbyterian-related Sterling College, Sterling, Kansas (for 27 years). But while in the university in Lincoln, he had to quit school for lack of funds during the great depression, at which time he got a job at a CONOCO (Continental Oil Co) service station in Lincoln. Thus began his career with CONOCO. Later he was transferred to the Des Moines, Iowa with the same company, where he met his first wife, Ruth. Ken was living at the Des Moines YMCA, where Ruth worked in the cafeteria. The two were married by Ruth's father in Ruth's parent's home in Des Moines. They soon moved to Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ken's second wife Harriet was previously married to a Mr. Jones. She has children David, Kris and Karen (Karen being the youngest) Jones. One of the boys has a son Richard Jones. Karen married a Mr. Rayburn and had sons Geoffrey, Timothy and Christopher as of 1989. No children of her marriage to Ken White.
In 1955 Ken and his family was living in Lincoln, NE (at the time of his father's death.) The family lived in Lincoln from 1953 to 1972 when Ken was Lincoln Division Manager for Continental Oil Co.
In the 1960s, while living in Lincoln, NE Ken, an active Christian layman, worked with what later became known as The Kenneth R. White International Foundation with headquarters (in 1989) in Arlington, VA. It was an agency designed to promote the prayer breakfast and its men's fellowship concept to the corporate world. In 1972 when he had just been offered a vice-presidency with the Houston Office of Continental Oil Co. (CONOCO) he decided to leave the company and devote himself fulltime to what he felt was God's call to bring the leaders of governments and companies in the world to a fuller prayer life.
He was a founder (and perhaps THE founder) of the annual National Prayer Breakfast, at which the President of the United States usually speaks. He spent the last many years of his life working with major prayer breakfast events. Ken and his new wife Harriet moved to Washington, DC, until 1981 when they moved to Estes Park, Colorado.
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