Azellia was married in 1936 to Hulon "Pappy" White. He died in 1995. They had a son who died at birth. Azellia was one of 10 children born in the Gonzalez, TX area.
MRS AZELLIA WHITE DEPARTED THIS LIFE SATURDAY 09/14/2019, BORN IN GONZALES, TEXAS, VIEWING SATURDAY 09/21/19, 9:30-10;55 AM, FUNERAL WILL FOLLOW AT 11:00 AM, BOTH SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BLUERIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, 9621 CHESTERFIELD ST., INTERMENT HOUSTON MEMORIAL GARDEN.
Azellia received a pilot's license in Alabama on March 26, 1946. Willa Brown was the first African American woman to receive a pilot's license in the United States, in 1938.
In 2018, Azellia was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame and received the Trailblazer Award from the Black Pilots of America of her "pioneering spirit in forging a path to the field of aviation."
"I said, 'I can learn to fly,' and I learned to fly. It was easy." ~ Azellia White.
MRS AZELLIA WHITE DEPARTED THIS LIFE SATURDAY 09/14/2019, BORN IN GONZALES, TEXAS, VIEWING SATURDAY 09/21/19, 9:30-10;55 AM, FUNERAL WILL FOLLOW AT 11:00 AM, BOTH SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BLUERIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, 9621 CHESTERFIELD ST., INTERMENT HOUSTON MEMORIAL GARDEN.
Azellia received a pilot's license in Alabama on March 26, 1946. Willa Brown was the first African American woman to receive a pilot's license in the United States, in 1938.
In 2018, Azellia was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame and received the Trailblazer Award from the Black Pilots of America of her "pioneering spirit in forging a path to the field of aviation."
"I said, 'I can learn to fly,' and I learned to fly. It was easy." ~ Azellia White.
Azellia was married in 1936 to Hulon "Pappy" White. He died in 1995. They had a son who died at birth. Azellia was one of 10 children born in the Gonzalez, TX area.
MRS AZELLIA WHITE DEPARTED THIS LIFE SATURDAY 09/14/2019, BORN IN GONZALES, TEXAS, VIEWING SATURDAY 09/21/19, 9:30-10;55 AM, FUNERAL WILL FOLLOW AT 11:00 AM, BOTH SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BLUERIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, 9621 CHESTERFIELD ST., INTERMENT HOUSTON MEMORIAL GARDEN.
Azellia received a pilot's license in Alabama on March 26, 1946. Willa Brown was the first African American woman to receive a pilot's license in the United States, in 1938.
In 2018, Azellia was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame and received the Trailblazer Award from the Black Pilots of America of her "pioneering spirit in forging a path to the field of aviation."
"I said, 'I can learn to fly,' and I learned to fly. It was easy." ~ Azellia White.
MRS AZELLIA WHITE DEPARTED THIS LIFE SATURDAY 09/14/2019, BORN IN GONZALES, TEXAS, VIEWING SATURDAY 09/21/19, 9:30-10;55 AM, FUNERAL WILL FOLLOW AT 11:00 AM, BOTH SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BLUERIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, 9621 CHESTERFIELD ST., INTERMENT HOUSTON MEMORIAL GARDEN.
Azellia received a pilot's license in Alabama on March 26, 1946. Willa Brown was the first African American woman to receive a pilot's license in the United States, in 1938.
In 2018, Azellia was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame and received the Trailblazer Award from the Black Pilots of America of her "pioneering spirit in forging a path to the field of aviation."
"I said, 'I can learn to fly,' and I learned to fly. It was easy." ~ Azellia White.
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