Clarence "Bud" White went to be with his beloved wife Betty, who had passed in
2012. Bud passed away Thursday, September 12, 2020 one day prior to her birthday. Bud was born in June 22, 1932 to Bernard and Kathleen White and was preceeded in death by his wife
(Mawmaw) Betty, his daughter Melisa (Lisa) White, sisters Jane Newton, Eileen
Morarity, Marianne Thornsbury, a brother Bernard White, Jr. and a daughter-in-law
Audrey White. Bud was a member of the Augusta Presbyterian church, a Kentucky
Colonel and had recently resigned as the Democratic Treasurer of Bracken County,
as well as a member of the Bracken County Chamber of Commerce and the Augusta
Rotary Club. He was a United States Veteran of the Korean War from 1952 to 1954 where he saw action at Pork Chop Hill. He was also a retired fireman from the Augusta
Volunteer Fire Company where he served for many years.
During his life he had worked as a milk man for Kelsch Brothers Dairy, insurance salesman for Western and Southern, a tool and die operator for Neider’s Manufacturing and an operator for Browning’s Industries. His greatest pleasure was working as the ice cream
server for the Augusta Independent Schools where he was known as Papaw Bud.
He was nominated and won the Governor’s Award for Volunteerism. Bud was
also privileged to participate in a Veteran Honor Flight to Washington D.C and
was a lifelong Kentucky Wildcat and Cincinnati Reds fan. Bud is survived by his
brother , three children, six grand-children, five
great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews
Bud andBetty were married just short of sixty years. Visitation will be held at the
Augusta Presbyterian Church on Thursday September 17 from 1:00 to 3:00 with
funeral service at 3 pm. Burial will be next to Lisa and Mawmaw Betty in the
Mount Zion Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Lisa and Betty White
Scholarship fund through US Bank in Augusta or Hospice of Hope.
Condolences may be sent to www.MooreAndParkerFH.com