Obituary

Haigler resident

Lillie Eldora White passed away at the Wray Community District Hospital Friday evening, Nov. 28,2003 at the age of 96. She was born in Hill City, KS Aug. 5,1907 to John
Leslie Dixon and Henrietta Sowers. They moved from Hill City to north of Eckley when she was about three years old. Around 1914, her parents sold their home and moved to a farm northeast of Haigler, NE.

Lillie was married to Herman L. White Apr. 24, 1926. This united couple had been married for 68 years. They lived most of their married life on their farm south of Haigler and in 1976, they moved into Haigler where they could enjoy the comforts of retirement. In early life, Lillie loved cooking holiday dinners for her family and was disappointed when some could not come home. To her it was the more the merrier. She loved to have company and phone calls, just to say"hello." As soon as she heard there would be a new grandchild,she would get busy and make a quilt for the new addition.

Lillie was a member of the Helping Hand Club, the WUMCA, Haigler's Legion Auxiliary Club and many other functions that she loved being part of. She was a long standing member of the United Methodist Church and taught Sunday School and Bible School for many years, as well as being active with the church bazaar.

She will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved her for her special qualities of being a very special person.

Lillie was preceded in death by her loving husband Herman, who passed away Nov. 10, 1994, one sister, two brothers and her parents.

She is survived by her children: Doralene and Richard Kidwell, Rodney White, Leslie and Rae White, Karen and Robert Lindell,including all of their families, which include 16 grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great- grandchildren and one great-great'grandchild.

Services were officiated by Pastor Chris Farmer at the United Methodist Church in Haigler, Dec. 3. All of the grandchildren served as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.
Interment was at the Haigler Cemetery. Spellman-Schmidt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements