Mr. Gary L. White

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2024, GARY LAFRANCE WHITE, LOVING FATHER, BROTHER, UNCLE, COUSIN AND FRIEND, PASSED AWAY AT AGE 72 IN LOVING CARE AT HOME IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. ON OCTOBER 9, 1951, GARY WAS BORN TO CLYDE AND FRANCIS WHITE IN KANSAS CITY MO. HE WAS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY BOTH PARENTS: CLYDE & FRANCIS WHITE, HIS SISTER SALLY SHERENE WHITE, EX-WIFE PAMELA (MILLER) WHITE AND GRANDSON DEARIAN LAFAYETTE BELL. HE ATTENDED THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GRADUATED FROM PASEO HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN FURTHER HIS EDUCATION AND GRADUATING FROM DEVRY UNIVERSITY EARNING AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ENGINEERING. GARY MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE AND HAD TWO CHILDREN ANTON WHITE AND CATINA (WHITE) WILLIAMS. GARY WAS A SPIRITUAL BEIN HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, GARY LOVED FISHING & CAMPING, HE LOVED GATHERING WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY BY THE LAKESIDE FISHING AND BOATING, HIS FISHING BUDDIES WOULD KNOW WHEN HE CAUGHT A BIG CATCH CAUSE NO MATER HOW FAR HE WAS FISHING FROM YOU, IF YOU COULD SEE HIM OR NOT, YOU WOULD HEAR HIM SAY “GOT EM”. GARY WAS A HARD WORKER TAKING PRIDE IN PROVIDING FOR HIS FAMILY. GARY WASN’T AFRAID OF CHANGE AND ADVERSITY; HE MOVED HIS YOUNG FAMILY TO ATLANTA GA IN THE LATE 70’S PROVIDING FOR HIS FAMILY AS A DRAFTER ENGINEER FREE-HAND DRAFTING BLUE-PRINTS FOR A BIG COMPANY CALLED JOHN J. HARTS AND MOVING ON TO MULTIPLE STATES SUCH AS LOUISIANA, FLORIDA,IOWA AND MICHIGAN WORKING FOR COMPANIES LIKE DOW & DOW CHEMICAL. GARY IS SURVIVED OF HIS 2 CHILDREN: ANTON LAVELLE WHITE AND CATINA LATRICE (WHITE) WILLIAMS, 5 GRAND CHILDREN: DEMAYA LEFRANCE WHITE, DEMETRIUS LAVELLE BELL, NIA AMONI WHITE, ANTONE’ BEATRICE WHITE AND NAJEE JALEEL WHITE, 5 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN: DONTAVIOUS MALAKII BELL, MICHAEL DYLAN PAGE, MADISON ELISABETH PAGE, PAYTON SHERRY HURD, NILAH MARIE HURD, AND 2 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN: REIGNBEAUX NEWILAND WHITE AND ANAJEE JALEEL WHITE AND 5 BROTHERS: CLYDE R., JR. (OLIVIA) WHITE, CHARLES W., SR. WHITE, NORRIS L. WHITE, LARNELL B., JR. (DONNA) WHITE, ANDRE H., SR. (OLIVIA) WHITE AND A HOST OF NIECIE’S, NEPHEWS AND OTHER FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND A VERY SPECIAL EXTENDED FAMILY AND COMPANION (ROSLYN DAVIS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY). MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2024, 12PM-1PM AT PLEASANT GREEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 2910 EAST 30TH STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64128. CONDOLENCES MAY BE SHARED ON OUR WEBSITE: PLEASANTGREENKCMO.COM. TO SEND FLOWERS TO THE FAMILY OR PLANT A TREE IN MEMORY OF MR. GARY, PLEASE VISIT BEAUTIFULEVENTSKC.COM

Mr. Gary L. White

October 9, 1951 - September 6, 2024