Obituary of Marion Henry "Bob" White ~ 1966

Source: Wallace Enterprise Oct 24 1966





"Bob White, Former Wallace Resident, Dies In Auto Mishap 

Wallace residents were shocked and saddened today to learn of the untimely 
death of a former local resident, Marion Henry (Bob) White.
Mr. White, 39, of 4401 Leota Drive, Raleigh, formerly of Wallace, was 
killed in an automobile accident Sunday. The mishap occurred around 5:30 
o'clock near Apex. He and his family were returning to Raleigh from Hamlet 
where they had been visiting Mrs. White's family.
Details of the accident are unavailable, but it is understood that Mr. 
White was killed instantly. Mrs. White suffered a fractured leg and some 
fractured ribs. Their son Butch, 7, received a broken nose and back 
injuries. Their daughter, Susan, 11, received a bump on the forehead. Mrs. 
White and Susan were treated at Rex Hospital in Raleigh and released. 
Butch is a patient there with a fractured vertebra.
A native of Wallace, Mr. White was a veteran of World War II, having 
served in the U. S. Navy. He was a former Constable of Duplin County, a 
former Justice of the Peace of Wallace, and for the past four years had 
been a U. S. Deputy Marshal, stationed in Raleigh. He was the son of Mrs. 
Mary Lou Cavenaugh White of Wallace and the late Dewey White.
Bob was a former member of the Wallace Baptist Church and at the time of 
his death was a member of the Garner Baptist Church. He was well known and 
highly respected by both the white and colored residents of Duplin County 
through his work with law enforcement.
His friends here will be interested to learn that Mr. White was up for 
promotion to Chief Deputy Marshal to become effective January 1.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at the Wallace Baptist 
Church, with interment to follow in the Cavenaugh Family Cemetery east of 
Wallace.
Visitations will be at Edgerton Funeral Home until one hour prior to the 
service.
Surviving are his wife, the former Barbara McEwen, one daughter, Wanda 
Susan, and one son, Marion Henry, Jr., all of the home; his mother, Mrs. 
Mary Lou White of Wallace; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Matthews of 
Wallace and Mrs. Fannie Mae King of Jacksonville.



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