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Warren David White Sr.
SWEDEN VALLEY, PA - Warren David White Sr., 87, of Sweden Valley died Saturday (Feb. 5, 2011) at Sweden Valley Manor in Coudersport.
Born Dec. 17, 1923, in Ladona, he was a son of Warren E. and Marguerite Huff White. On Feb. 3, 1951, he married Nellie Rose Haselton, and they later divorced. On July 5, 1966, in Coudersport, he married G. Roberta Nunes Briggs, who died April 16, 1987.
Mr. White was a lifelong farmer and a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army Air Force.
He was a lifelong member of the Sweden Valley Faith United Methodist Church, was superintendent of highways, a former potter county commissioner and a longtime board member of the Northern Tier Children's Home.
Surviving are a son, Rev. Warren David White Jr. of Minneapolis, Minn.; a daughter Marjory White Skaran of Spring Valley, Minn.; two stepsons, Jack R. Briggs of Hampstead, N.C., and Frederick "Butch" Briggs of Camp Hill; 20 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond E. White of North Canton, Ohio, and Arthur a. White of Eldred; a sister, Elizabeth Petrovcik of Kantonah, N.Y.; two half sisters, Anna (Earl) Jordan of Genesee and Ruth A. White of Roulette; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by a stepdaughter, Marilou Wright; two brothers, William F. White and Thomas White; a sister, Jocelyn White; a half sister, Carol V. White; a half brother, Paul White; and a step granddaughter, Roberta Briggs.
Friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fickinger Funeral Home, Coudersport. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Feb. 10, 2011) at 11 a.m. in the Sweden Valley Faith United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Shatto officiating. Military rites will be accorded at the church by members of the Potter County Honor Guard. Burial will be in Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport.
Memorials may be made to the Sweden Valley Faith United Methodist Church.
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