Elvis White

Perry Elvis White, 89, died Tuesday, November 15, 2011, in Amarillo.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 18, 2011, in the Church of Christ in Clarendon with Tom Harguess and Chris Moore officiating. Burial was held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Services were under the arrangement of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Mr. White was born May 17, 1922, in Collingsworth County to Obie and Lydia Ogletree White. He was a Veteran of the US Army serving as Paratrooper. He married Betty Patterson on June 19, 1949, in Collingsworth County. Mr. White, along with his family, moved to Clarendon in 1974 from Haskell, Tx. After 19 years of service he retired from Texas Department of Transportation. Along with spoiling his beloved grandchildren, Mr. White loved to hunt and fish. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Clarendon.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Welman White; his son, Dale Elvis White in 1950; and his great granddaughter, Kaylee Needham.

He is survived by his wife, Betty White of Clarendon; his son, Ricky White and wife Nannette of Wellington; his daughter, Tammy White of Amarillo; 3 sisters, Marie Farris of Amarillo, Jo Helen Cabbell of Amarillo, and Geneva Thomas of Wellington; 2 brothers, Harold White of Hedley, and P.J. White of Wellington; five grandchildren, Devin White and wife Amber of Amarillo, Jordan White of Amarillo, Jeff Needham and wife Joanie of Wellington, Jacob Needham and wife Julie of Erick, Okla., and Jonathan Needham and wife Stephanie of Wellington; seven great grandchildren, Wesley, Chloe, Preston, Jalie, Jaci, Logan, and Anna.

The family request memorials be sent to the Donley County Senior Citizens Center, PO Box B, Clarendon, Texas 79226.

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