Fred White, Jr.

 

Fred White, Jr. 73, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at CHI Midlands Hospital. Fred was born in Brookhaven, MS to Fred and Rosia White on February 2, 1943. He attended Friendship Elementary School and graduated from Eva H. Harris High School in 1961. Fred owned his own trucking company and was a contractor for Paramount Furniture for many years. After their closing, Fred obtained a bus driving position with Metro Area Transit where he provided twenty-six years of dedicated service. He retired from MAT in May, 2005. Fred is proceeded in death by his Mother and Father, Fred and Rosia White. He is survived by his wife Lawanna Almstead-White, and children: Sharon and Marcus and Dietrich White all of Omaha; One Aunt: Louisa Brown, Atlanta, GA; Four Sisters: Lorraine White-Jackson, Omaha, Martha White-Wilbert , Betty White-Coleman of Brookhaven, MS, and Thelma   White-Mabry of Atlanta, GA; Two Brothers: Clarence P. White of Brookhaven, MS and Elbert White of Bellevue, NE; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins that were dear to him. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 6, 2017, 11:00 AM with the Rev. Walter Jones of New Beginning Community Church officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery, 7602 Military Ave. Omaha NE . Visitation will be Thursday, January 5, 2017, from 5-7 PM.

All services will be held at Roeder Mortuary Ames Chapel located at 4932 Ames Ave., Omaha, Nebraska

Roeder Mortuary, Inc. - Ames Chapel

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