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Forrest "Dean" White '70 August 29, 2018 9:50 AM updated: August 29, 2018 9:55 AM
Eubank Funeral Home obituary
Canton, TX
903-567-4111
A memorial service for Dean White, 71, of Canton, will be held 2 pm Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton with Dr. Mark Moore, Nolan White and Jeremy White officiating. Mr. White passed away August 27, 2018 in Tyler. He was born October 5, 1946 in Grand Saline to Bluford Dean and Tempie Rebecca Tunnell White. Mr. White was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Canton. As a 1965 graduate of Van High School he was a lifelong Vandal supporter and fan. Dean played football for TCU in 1965-1966. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1970 and then received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1973 from the University of Houston Law Center. He was in the ROTC at the University of Houston and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army after graduation. Dean was an active member of the Van Zandt County Bar Association, where he was a past president for several years. Mr. White was also a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Texas since 1973. Dean started practicing Law in 1974 and opened his own Law Practice in 1976. He was a fanatical sports fan. One of Dean's proudest accomplishments was coaching his sons in Little League Baseball. He loved his Cardinals. Mr. White is preceded in death by his parents, Bluford and Tempie White; son, Justin White; and his mother-in-law, Bess Van Orden. Dean is survived by his wife of 43 years, Karen White of Canton; two sons and their wives: Nolan Dean and Susan White of Canton and Jeremy Ward and Elizabeth White of Leander; daughter and her husband, Rachel and Louis Lepine of Austin; two grandchildren: Robert Galin Dean White and Leo James Lepine; and his brother, Jeff White of Van. The family will receive friends 6-8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
Services
29
AUGUST
Visitation
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EUBANK FUNERAL HOME
27532 State Highway 64
Canton, Texas 75103
30
AUGUST
Memorial Service
2:00 pm
EUBANK FUNERAL HOME
27532 State Highway 64
Canton, Texas 75103
Canton, TX
903-567-4111
A memorial service for Dean White, 71, of Canton, will be held 2 pm Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton with Dr. Mark Moore, Nolan White and Jeremy White officiating. Mr. White passed away August 27, 2018 in Tyler. He was born October 5, 1946 in Grand Saline to Bluford Dean and Tempie Rebecca Tunnell White. Mr. White was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Canton. As a 1965 graduate of Van High School he was a lifelong Vandal supporter and fan. Dean played football for TCU in 1965-1966. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1970 and then received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1973 from the University of Houston Law Center. He was in the ROTC at the University of Houston and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army after graduation. Dean was an active member of the Van Zandt County Bar Association, where he was a past president for several years. Mr. White was also a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Texas since 1973. Dean started practicing Law in 1974 and opened his own Law Practice in 1976. He was a fanatical sports fan. One of Dean's proudest accomplishments was coaching his sons in Little League Baseball. He loved his Cardinals. Mr. White is preceded in death by his parents, Bluford and Tempie White; son, Justin White; and his mother-in-law, Bess Van Orden. Dean is survived by his wife of 43 years, Karen White of Canton; two sons and their wives: Nolan Dean and Susan White of Canton and Jeremy Ward and Elizabeth White of Leander; daughter and her husband, Rachel and Louis Lepine of Austin; two grandchildren: Robert Galin Dean White and Leo James Lepine; and his brother, Jeff White of Van. The family will receive friends 6-8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
Services
29
AUGUST
Visitation
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EUBANK FUNERAL HOME
27532 State Highway 64
Canton, Texas 75103
30
AUGUST
Memorial Service
2:00 pm
EUBANK FUNERAL HOME
27532 State Highway 64
Canton, Texas 75103
505 George Bush Drive
College Station, TX 77840
(979) 845-7514
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