Mrs. Patricia Tart 'Patty' White, 79, passed away on Sunday, July 3, at Moses Cone Hospital.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church of Summerfield. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Forbis & Dick – Stokesdale.
A native of Dunn, North Carolina, Patty was born on February 1, 1943, the daughter of the late Warren G. Tart and Trelloe Barefoot Tart. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Summerfield and retired from Guilford County Schools. She received her Bachelor of Education from ECU and then received her Master's degree at UNC-G. Her teaching career began with the Department of Defense in Stuttgart, Germany. She loved an adventure.
Following her return to the states, she met Robert W. 'Bob' White and they were married on December 16, 1978. She then taught for 30 years, most of them at Julius I. Foust Elementary School in Greensboro. She was an avid reader of novels and the Bible. She loved the Lord and placed her faith in Him above all else. Time spent with family was her joy on earth. Bob preceded her in death in 2015. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary West.
She is survived by her son John Jennings White, III of Summerfield; sister Nancy T. Tew of Dunn; a host of loving nieces and nephews Chase, Alisha, Cullen, and David.
Memorial donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church of Summerfield. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Forbis & Dick – Stokesdale.
A native of Dunn, North Carolina, Patty was born on February 1, 1943, the daughter of the late Warren G. Tart and Trelloe Barefoot Tart. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Summerfield and retired from Guilford County Schools. She received her Bachelor of Education from ECU and then received her Master's degree at UNC-G. Her teaching career began with the Department of Defense in Stuttgart, Germany. She loved an adventure.
Following her return to the states, she met Robert W. 'Bob' White and they were married on December 16, 1978. She then taught for 30 years, most of them at Julius I. Foust Elementary School in Greensboro. She was an avid reader of novels and the Bible. She loved the Lord and placed her faith in Him above all else. Time spent with family was her joy on earth. Bob preceded her in death in 2015. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary West.
She is survived by her son John Jennings White, III of Summerfield; sister Nancy T. Tew of Dunn; a host of loving nieces and nephews Chase, Alisha, Cullen, and David.
Memorial donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.
Mrs. Patricia Tart 'Patty' White, 79, passed away on Sunday, July 3, at Moses Cone Hospital.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church of Summerfield. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Forbis & Dick – Stokesdale.
A native of Dunn, North Carolina, Patty was born on February 1, 1943, the daughter of the late Warren G. Tart and Trelloe Barefoot Tart. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Summerfield and retired from Guilford County Schools. She received her Bachelor of Education from ECU and then received her Master's degree at UNC-G. Her teaching career began with the Department of Defense in Stuttgart, Germany. She loved an adventure.
Following her return to the states, she met Robert W. 'Bob' White and they were married on December 16, 1978. She then taught for 30 years, most of them at Julius I. Foust Elementary School in Greensboro. She was an avid reader of novels and the Bible. She loved the Lord and placed her faith in Him above all else. Time spent with family was her joy on earth. Bob preceded her in death in 2015. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary West.
She is survived by her son John Jennings White, III of Summerfield; sister Nancy T. Tew of Dunn; a host of loving nieces and nephews Chase, Alisha, Cullen, and David.
Memorial donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church of Summerfield. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Forbis & Dick – Stokesdale.
A native of Dunn, North Carolina, Patty was born on February 1, 1943, the daughter of the late Warren G. Tart and Trelloe Barefoot Tart. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Summerfield and retired from Guilford County Schools. She received her Bachelor of Education from ECU and then received her Master's degree at UNC-G. Her teaching career began with the Department of Defense in Stuttgart, Germany. She loved an adventure.
Following her return to the states, she met Robert W. 'Bob' White and they were married on December 16, 1978. She then taught for 30 years, most of them at Julius I. Foust Elementary School in Greensboro. She was an avid reader of novels and the Bible. She loved the Lord and placed her faith in Him above all else. Time spent with family was her joy on earth. Bob preceded her in death in 2015. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary West.
She is survived by her son John Jennings White, III of Summerfield; sister Nancy T. Tew of Dunn; a host of loving nieces and nephews Chase, Alisha, Cullen, and David.
Memorial donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.
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