Obituary of Wendell Duck White

Obituary Notice Funeral services for Wendell "Duck" White age 69 of Ranburne will be held Saturday October 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM from Old Hopewell Baptist Church with Rev. Lewis Cushion and Rev. Lanice White officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. White passed away Thursday October 4, 2012 at his residence. Mr. White is survived by his two daughters Donna Akins of Woodland and Misty (Chad) Loveless of Mt. Zion, Ga.; a special friend Letha Sheppard of Wedowee; one sister Mildred Whitman of Ranburne; one brother Burl White of Roopville, Ga. and five grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Larry Wayne Nicholson, Terry White, Harold Hembree, Andy Sheppard, Don Sheppard, Danny Deese and Richard White. Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Junior, Jimbo Thompson, Bob Cason, Dale Pollard, Stanley Hudgins, Danny Taylor, Kenny Taylor and Amedisys Hospice. Mr. White was born April 8, 1943 the son of William Bill and Polly Ann Benefield White. He was retired from Douglas- Lomasson as a hoist line operator. He was a Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter Amanda Joan White, five brothers Kirby, Harold, Horace, Curtis and Gene White. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home- Wedowee on Friday October 5, 2012 from 5 till 8 PM. The body will lie in state at the church two hours before services. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge of the arrangements. Leave online condolences at www.benefieldfhwedowee.com