Decatur Daily, November 29, 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Mae White, 82, Steele, MO, will be held at Johnson Chapel tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Rites will be conducted by Rev. R. M. Moore and Rev. W. W. Aldridge and interment will follow in adjacent cemetery, Peck directing.
Mrs. White died at the home of her daughter in Steele, MO yesterday at 2:00 p.m.
Survivors include three sons, Earnest White, Danville, Cobie White, Florida, and Dr. A. M. White, Hartselle; four daughters, Mrs. Ira Vest, Decatur, Mrs. Maude Green, Hartselle, Mrs. Cora Vernon, Steele, MO, and Mrs. Annie Bridges, Hartselle; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Young, Phoenix, GA, and Mrs. Maude Temples, Elkmont; two brothers, J. M. Preston, Hartselle and Rubie Preston, Baltimore, MD; 42 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
Mrs. White was a member of the Johnson Chapel Methodist Church.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
The article below was written by Dovie Grantland White. Her husband's father, Cleavy White , was Ellen's stepson.
Ellen Mae was affectionately known as "Mammy White." How good Mammy was, how beloved and respected by everybody. Her heart was full of compassion for those who were sick and in need. She was always jolly and in good spirits. Mammy White and her aunt, Mollie Means, went into the homes during the flu epidemic and laid out the dead in their homemade caskets. Mammy said they put turpentine on their bodies and snuff in their mouths to keep the germs away.
Mammy White had been trained to care for the sick by her aunt, Mollie, who was also a mid-wife. Mammy delivered lots of babies in Morgan and Lawrence counties and if they had any money to pay with, she would say that they could give her $5.00. Mammy was on call and went any time of the day or night where she was needed, staying in all kinds of places. One incident Mammy related was: "When I went out to milk the cow the next morning, the cow wouldn't let me milk her. I go back to the house, put on my dirty apron and milk the cow." Mammy could entertain you for hours with her experiences, which were not all bad. Even in her later years, Mammy was strong in body and could give you a good tussle. Mammy White had very little of earthly goods but we who knew her feel sure that she, "Laid up for herself treasures in heaven."
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Mae White, 82, Steele, MO, will be held at Johnson Chapel tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Rites will be conducted by Rev. R. M. Moore and Rev. W. W. Aldridge and interment will follow in adjacent cemetery, Peck directing.
Mrs. White died at the home of her daughter in Steele, MO yesterday at 2:00 p.m.
Survivors include three sons, Earnest White, Danville, Cobie White, Florida, and Dr. A. M. White, Hartselle; four daughters, Mrs. Ira Vest, Decatur, Mrs. Maude Green, Hartselle, Mrs. Cora Vernon, Steele, MO, and Mrs. Annie Bridges, Hartselle; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Young, Phoenix, GA, and Mrs. Maude Temples, Elkmont; two brothers, J. M. Preston, Hartselle and Rubie Preston, Baltimore, MD; 42 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
Mrs. White was a member of the Johnson Chapel Methodist Church.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
The article below was written by Dovie Grantland White. Her husband's father, Cleavy White , was Ellen's stepson.
Ellen Mae was affectionately known as "Mammy White." How good Mammy was, how beloved and respected by everybody. Her heart was full of compassion for those who were sick and in need. She was always jolly and in good spirits. Mammy White and her aunt, Mollie Means, went into the homes during the flu epidemic and laid out the dead in their homemade caskets. Mammy said they put turpentine on their bodies and snuff in their mouths to keep the germs away.
Mammy White had been trained to care for the sick by her aunt, Mollie, who was also a mid-wife. Mammy delivered lots of babies in Morgan and Lawrence counties and if they had any money to pay with, she would say that they could give her $5.00. Mammy was on call and went any time of the day or night where she was needed, staying in all kinds of places. One incident Mammy related was: "When I went out to milk the cow the next morning, the cow wouldn't let me milk her. I go back to the house, put on my dirty apron and milk the cow." Mammy could entertain you for hours with her experiences, which were not all bad. Even in her later years, Mammy was strong in body and could give you a good tussle. Mammy White had very little of earthly goods but we who knew her feel sure that she, "Laid up for herself treasures in heaven."
Decatur Daily, November 29, 1951
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Mae White, 82, Steele, MO, will be held at Johnson Chapel tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Rites will be conducted by Rev. R. M. Moore and Rev. W. W. Aldridge and interment will follow in adjacent cemetery, Peck directing.
Mrs. White died at the home of her daughter in Steele, MO yesterday at 2:00 p.m.
Survivors include three sons, Earnest White, Danville, Cobie White, Florida, and Dr. A. M. White, Hartselle; four daughters, Mrs. Ira Vest, Decatur, Mrs. Maude Green, Hartselle, Mrs. Cora Vernon, Steele, MO, and Mrs. Annie Bridges, Hartselle; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Young, Phoenix, GA, and Mrs. Maude Temples, Elkmont; two brothers, J. M. Preston, Hartselle and Rubie Preston, Baltimore, MD; 42 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
Mrs. White was a member of the Johnson Chapel Methodist Church.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
The article below was written by Dovie Grantland White. Her husband's father, Cleavy White , was Ellen's stepson.
Ellen Mae was affectionately known as "Mammy White." How good Mammy was, how beloved and respected by everybody. Her heart was full of compassion for those who were sick and in need. She was always jolly and in good spirits. Mammy White and her aunt, Mollie Means, went into the homes during the flu epidemic and laid out the dead in their homemade caskets. Mammy said they put turpentine on their bodies and snuff in their mouths to keep the germs away.
Mammy White had been trained to care for the sick by her aunt, Mollie, who was also a mid-wife. Mammy delivered lots of babies in Morgan and Lawrence counties and if they had any money to pay with, she would say that they could give her $5.00. Mammy was on call and went any time of the day or night where she was needed, staying in all kinds of places. One incident Mammy related was: "When I went out to milk the cow the next morning, the cow wouldn't let me milk her. I go back to the house, put on my dirty apron and milk the cow." Mammy could entertain you for hours with her experiences, which were not all bad. Even in her later years, Mammy was strong in body and could give you a good tussle. Mammy White had very little of earthly goods but we who knew her feel sure that she, "Laid up for herself treasures in heaven."
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Mae White, 82, Steele, MO, will be held at Johnson Chapel tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Rites will be conducted by Rev. R. M. Moore and Rev. W. W. Aldridge and interment will follow in adjacent cemetery, Peck directing.
Mrs. White died at the home of her daughter in Steele, MO yesterday at 2:00 p.m.
Survivors include three sons, Earnest White, Danville, Cobie White, Florida, and Dr. A. M. White, Hartselle; four daughters, Mrs. Ira Vest, Decatur, Mrs. Maude Green, Hartselle, Mrs. Cora Vernon, Steele, MO, and Mrs. Annie Bridges, Hartselle; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Young, Phoenix, GA, and Mrs. Maude Temples, Elkmont; two brothers, J. M. Preston, Hartselle and Rubie Preston, Baltimore, MD; 42 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
Mrs. White was a member of the Johnson Chapel Methodist Church.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.
The article below was written by Dovie Grantland White. Her husband's father, Cleavy White , was Ellen's stepson.
Ellen Mae was affectionately known as "Mammy White." How good Mammy was, how beloved and respected by everybody. Her heart was full of compassion for those who were sick and in need. She was always jolly and in good spirits. Mammy White and her aunt, Mollie Means, went into the homes during the flu epidemic and laid out the dead in their homemade caskets. Mammy said they put turpentine on their bodies and snuff in their mouths to keep the germs away.
Mammy White had been trained to care for the sick by her aunt, Mollie, who was also a mid-wife. Mammy delivered lots of babies in Morgan and Lawrence counties and if they had any money to pay with, she would say that they could give her $5.00. Mammy was on call and went any time of the day or night where she was needed, staying in all kinds of places. One incident Mammy related was: "When I went out to milk the cow the next morning, the cow wouldn't let me milk her. I go back to the house, put on my dirty apron and milk the cow." Mammy could entertain you for hours with her experiences, which were not all bad. Even in her later years, Mammy was strong in body and could give you a good tussle. Mammy White had very little of earthly goods but we who knew her feel sure that she, "Laid up for herself treasures in heaven."
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