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Blease Rumerleon White Sr., 76, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.
Born Jan. 17, 1933, in South Carolina, he was the son of the late Melvin Sr. and Runnett White.
Mr. White graduated from Greenleyville High School, Greenleyville, S.C.
He had a true passion for the automotive industry and worked at Chrysler, Townsend Brothers and King Cole as an auto mechanic. Eventually, he decided to become an entrepreneur where he owned and operated two auto body repair shops, Baltimore Body Shop in Baltimore, Md., and White’s Auto Body in Dover.
In addition to being a successful entrepreneur for many years, Mr. White was a devoted Christian who enjoyed attending services at Mt. Olive Pentecostal Church in Smyrna, where he was a member.
In his spare time, Mr. White loved to read the Bible and listen to gospel music while sitting back in his reclining chair. However his pride and joy was his family. He liked to sit around the house with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren playing checkers, watching movies, and being outside teaching them how to use the tractor and riding lawn mower.
He truly loved and adored his family and friends and will be missed by many.
In addition to his parents, Mr. White was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Essie Mae White, who died July 26, 2004; two grandsons, Kenneth C. Riddick and Herbert Lee Shaw Jr., two sisters, Francine Bunch and Rose McClary Bynum; five brothers, Solomon White, Wallace McClary, Charlie McClary, George McClary and John McClary.
Mr. White is survived by seven sons and four daughters-in-law, Herbert Lee Sr. and Medra Shaw of Decatur, Ga., Raymond and Sherry White of Ellendale, Herbert and Cindy White of Camden, Joseph White of Dover, Kenneth R. White of Dover, Solomon and Marilyn White of Fenwick Island and Blease R. White Jr. of Philadelphia, Pa.; five daughters and four sons-in-law, Patricia A. and Surinder Saini of Ellendale, Theadora Morris of Dover, Thelma and Phillip Dixon of Felton, Velma and Roger Cain of Camden and Falishia R. and Keith Callwood of Dover; 36 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
He also is survived by seven sisters and two brothers-in-law, Stella Tubbs of Lake Wales, Fla., Susie Mae McCrae of Greensboro, N.C., Ella Leach, Hattie and William Martin, and Isabella McCrae, all of Baltimore, Md., Jannine McClary of Salters, S.C., and Dollie Mae and George Pushia of Andrews, S.C.; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Melvin and Vernestine White Sr., of Lane, S.C., Henry White of Dover, Gerald and Rena White, of Trio, S.C., and Marion and Angela McClary of Lane; a best friend, Whitt “Bobby” Harris of Baltimore; a special friend and confidant he considered a son, Elijah Bailey of Kenton; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Internment was at the Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery, Ellendale.
Funeral arrangements were by the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Dover.
Blease Rumerleon White Sr., 76, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.
Born Jan. 17, 1933, in South Carolina, he was the son of the late Melvin Sr. and Runnett White.
Mr. White graduated from Greenleyville High School, Greenleyville, S.C.
He had a true passion for the automotive industry and worked at Chrysler, Townsend Brothers and King Cole as an auto mechanic. Eventually, he decided to become an entrepreneur where he owned and operated two auto body repair shops, Baltimore Body Shop in Baltimore, Md., and White’s Auto Body in Dover.
In addition to being a successful entrepreneur for many years, Mr. White was a devoted Christian who enjoyed attending services at Mt. Olive Pentecostal Church in Smyrna, where he was a member.
In his spare time, Mr. White loved to read the Bible and listen to gospel music while sitting back in his reclining chair. However his pride and joy was his family. He liked to sit around the house with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren playing checkers, watching movies, and being outside teaching them how to use the tractor and riding lawn mower.
He truly loved and adored his family and friends and will be missed by many.
In addition to his parents, Mr. White was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Essie Mae White, who died July 26, 2004; two grandsons, Kenneth C. Riddick and Herbert Lee Shaw Jr., two sisters, Francine Bunch and Rose McClary Bynum; five brothers, Solomon White, Wallace McClary, Charlie McClary, George McClary and John McClary.
Mr. White is survived by seven sons and four daughters-in-law, Herbert Lee Sr. and Medra Shaw of Decatur, Ga., Raymond and Sherry White of Ellendale, Herbert and Cindy White of Camden, Joseph White of Dover, Kenneth R. White of Dover, Solomon and Marilyn White of Fenwick Island and Blease R. White Jr. of Philadelphia, Pa.; five daughters and four sons-in-law, Patricia A. and Surinder Saini of Ellendale, Theadora Morris of Dover, Thelma and Phillip Dixon of Felton, Velma and Roger Cain of Camden and Falishia R. and Keith Callwood of Dover; 36 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
He also is survived by seven sisters and two brothers-in-law, Stella Tubbs of Lake Wales, Fla., Susie Mae McCrae of Greensboro, N.C., Ella Leach, Hattie and William Martin, and Isabella McCrae, all of Baltimore, Md., Jannine McClary of Salters, S.C., and Dollie Mae and George Pushia of Andrews, S.C.; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Melvin and Vernestine White Sr., of Lane, S.C., Henry White of Dover, Gerald and Rena White, of Trio, S.C., and Marion and Angela McClary of Lane; a best friend, Whitt “Bobby” Harris of Baltimore; a special friend and confidant he considered a son, Elijah Bailey of Kenton; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Internment was at the Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery, Ellendale.
Funeral arrangements were by the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Dover.
