Charlotte W. White

Charlotte Williams White, 87, of 765 New Leicester Highway, Asheville, died Monday, October 7, 2002, at the Laurels of Greentree Ridge. Mrs. White was born September 29, 1915, in Asheville, to the late Charles B. and Maude R. Williams, and was married to George H. White who died in 1964. She attended Asheville City Schools and graduated from Mission Hospital School of Nursing in 1938. She received public health training at Peabody University in Nashville, TN, and worked as a Public Health Nurse for the Buncombe County Health Department for 35 years. She was a member of Dix Creek Chapel United Methodist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and former president of the UMW. She also served as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She is survived by her step-daughter, Lula Owen of Blue Mountain, MS; a sister Naomi Rector of Covington, IN, and four grandchildren Lynda Gatliff and Lisa Nachlinger of Fort Worth, TX, Lynn Clark of MArtinsburg, WV, and Don Owen of Tupelo, MS, who loved Charlotte and will miss her greatly. She was a beloved aunt and is also survived by several nieces and nephews, including Louise Allen of Asheville and Vicky Kisselburg of Candler and a great-niece Sarah Allen. Graveside services will be at 1:30 pm Friday at Green Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Fred Carpenter officiating. Her family will receive friends from 1 - 4 pm Thursday at 781 New Leicester Highway. Memorials may be made to Dix Creek Chapel United Methodist Church, c/o Mary Parham, 10 Beck Drive, Asheville, NC 28806. Groce Funeral home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the arrangements.