Larrye White

Larrye Joe White, 63, of Gulfport, MS, went to be with the Lord March 16, 2010, at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born March 29, 1946, in McComb, MS, the son of the late Joe Clyde White and the late Margie Murrell White, and Addie Herring White, all of McComb, MS. He was also preceded in death by Maude and Bud Bacot of McComb, who loved him as their son and his sister, Kay Herring Hill of Tylertown, MS. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 45 years, Patsy Bacot White, his high school sweetheart.
He is the oldest of 8 siblings and survived by Gaylon White of Charlotte, NC; Randy and Susan White of McComb, Mark and Melody White of Gulfport, Mark and Janet White-Alvarez of Ft. Walton Beach, FL; William and Debbie Herring Monk of Mendenhall, , Charlie and Tawana Herring of Columbia, Maxy Hill of Tylertown, Bobby and Carol Bacot, and Judy Bickham Bacot all of McComb.
He is survived by his sons, William Timothy White of McComb and Robert Joely White of Gulfport; one daughter-in-law, Amanda Schilling White; 5 grandchildren, Presley, Tristan, and Gracyn White of Gulfport; Blaine and Hadyn White of McComb; extended family, Suzanne Schilling of Gulfport, Scott and Anna Griffin and their children McGwire and Hallel of Gulfport; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and the best loving friends.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to his Oncologist, Dr. Lydia Latour and her staff, Lady Thompson, Sherry Kergosien, and Jennifer Wright; and LarryeaÌ‚â‚â„¢s oncologist nurse and buddy, Susan Wazniek; the hospice nurse, Gracie, and Gulf Coast Hospice. After being diagnosed with colon cancer in November 2006, Larrye was given a prognosis of 20- 22 months. With LarryeaÌ‚â‚â„¢s determination, his fighter attitude against this horrible disease, the loving support of his family and friends, his treasured time with his precious grandchildren who changed his life forever, the ongoing, compassionate and loving treatment by his doctor, nurse and medical staff, he was able to be with his family 40 memorable months. Traveling the western states for a month with his family in his new rv, to Disney World several times, on a 3 week tour of Europe with Miss Addie and Patsy, on a cruise with Patsy to Alaska, to climb an Alaskan mountain with his son, brothers and nephews last May, countless trips in the rv to Florida, to the Sugar Bowl game and numerous Saints games with Tim and Joely, to 2 Superbowl games (the last in February to see the Saints win), attending hundreds of gym meets, soccer and baseball games to cheer for his grandchildren and this last year building a home for he and Patsy to replace the dream home lost in Pass Christian to Katrina ---Larrye made a lot of memories with his family, all while enduring the mean side effects of chemo and the pain from his cancer.
From his 2 paper routes as a child to the many businesses he owned, Larrye never shirked hard work and long hours, and even though he and Patsy suffered major business and personal losses to two natural disasters, he always forged ahead to overcome and succeed. This success included his coaching pee-wee football, his sonsaÌ‚â‚â„¢ Babe Ruth baseball teams, and in his later years, coaching and supporting his grandchildrenaÌ‚â‚â„¢s baseball teams and acting as aÌ‚â‚Å“wet towel and water boyâ₝ for PresleyaÌ‚â‚â„¢s soccer teams.
Starting at age 21, he began his entrepreneurial road. One of the most enjoyable was in the motorcycle industry where he and his family were able to participate together in and attend various motocross events which continued and strengthened their bond and relationship. This road also led to Royer Homes of Mississippi, which Larrye and Patsy started in 1985 along with partners Floyd and Kit Burton of Lake Charles, LA, who became lifelong mentors and loving friends. Larrye and Patsy became sole stockholders in 1987. Over the life of the company helping over 10,000 families find their new home with the help of Tim, Joely, and Amanda, thousands of Royer staff and contractors, Larrye led the company to 8 locations, a furniture division, a décor division, an insurance and mortgage division, plus a transportation and home set up company. Royer Homes, during its 20 years and from its first year, consistently ranked as the top retailer of various home manufacturers and nationally for loan closings in the top 10 and top 35 for national home mortgage lenders in their industry. Under his leadership, Royer was one of the most innovative retailers offering comprehensive training to its personnel and offering their customers a true home experience with fully furnished, decorated, temperature controlled, and landscaped model home displays.
Larrye strived to make opportunities for his entire family to be spend time together to further strengthen their bond of love and kinship. For those extra efforts by him, his children, siblings, and their children will be forever grateful. This success is his most valuable legacy. Larrye prized and adored his grandchildren who gave to a new meaning to his life. Being with them, loving them became his priority.
A memorial in celebration of LarryeaÌ‚â‚â„¢s life will be held Saturday, March 20, 2010, at New Heights Baptist Church in Summit, MS, at 11:00AM. Visitation will be held from 10:00AM-11:00AM. Brother Rick Kennedy will be officiating with Raymond Griffin, a special cousin and friend of Houston, TX; Sherwin Beadle, former Royer Homes Corporate Service Manager and loved friend of Osyka; and Kristi Matthews, former Royer Homes Corporate Office Manager and loving friend of Mccomb participating.
An open house for friends and family to celebrate LarryeaÌ‚â‚â„¢s birthday and his final masterpiece project, his and PatsyaÌ‚â‚â„¢s new home in Gulfport, will be held there on Saturday, March 27, 2 aÌ‚â‚"" 4 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers garden plants to be planted in a memorial courtyard garden at their new home in Gulfport, MS.
Arrangements by the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport.
A guestbook may be signed at www.riemannfamily.com.