1924
Wanna
2008
Wanna White
July 24, 1924 — May 14, 2008
Wanna P. White, age 83 and of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in Gulfport.
Mrs. White was born in Stovall, MS, July 24, 1924, and grew up in Greenville; moving to Gulfport in 1957. She was employed by Southern Bell in 1942 and held several positions prior to her retirement in 1983.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gulfport where she worked for years in the children's ministry, and was active in the Senior Adult and WMU activities. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband Sidney P. White; her parents, A.T. Pharris and Mamie Terrell Pharris; a brother Tom Pharris and a sister Evie Pharris Premont.
She is survived by her daughter Peggy White Moon and her husband Bill Moon and two granddaughters Kimberly Moon and Melissa Moon.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial gifts be made in the name of Wanna White to either the American Cancer Society @ www.cancer.org, or to the Children's Ministries at First Baptist Church of Gulfport, @ 100 Perry St., Gulfport, MS 39507 or Memorial Hospital Hospice Services, @ Memorial Hospital Memorial Foundation, Benefit Hospice Services, P.O. Box 940, Gulfport, MS 39507
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2008, at Bel Aire Baptist Church Gulfport, where friends may visit one hour prior to services. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. The RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
An on line guestbook may be viewed and signed at www.riemannfamily.com
Mrs. White was born in Stovall, MS, July 24, 1924, and grew up in Greenville; moving to Gulfport in 1957. She was employed by Southern Bell in 1942 and held several positions prior to her retirement in 1983.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gulfport where she worked for years in the children's ministry, and was active in the Senior Adult and WMU activities. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband Sidney P. White; her parents, A.T. Pharris and Mamie Terrell Pharris; a brother Tom Pharris and a sister Evie Pharris Premont.
She is survived by her daughter Peggy White Moon and her husband Bill Moon and two granddaughters Kimberly Moon and Melissa Moon.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial gifts be made in the name of Wanna White to either the American Cancer Society @ www.cancer.org, or to the Children's Ministries at First Baptist Church of Gulfport, @ 100 Perry St., Gulfport, MS 39507 or Memorial Hospital Hospice Services, @ Memorial Hospital Memorial Foundation, Benefit Hospice Services, P.O. Box 940, Gulfport, MS 39507
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2008, at Bel Aire Baptist Church Gulfport, where friends may visit one hour prior to services. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. The RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
An on line guestbook may be viewed and signed at www.riemannfamily.com
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