Carl "Rooster" Francis White

1929 - 2018  (88 years)

• Name	Carl "Rooster" Francis White  [1]
  Birth	7 Oct 1929	Henderson, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 May 2018
  Origins
  Person ID	I12200	1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Lena Vernelle Shannon,   b. 1934, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Jul 2005, Scotts Hill, Decatur, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1953
  Children	1. Deborah White ▻ Benny Taylor   2. Judy White ▻ Reed Wilkins   3. Carla White ▻ David Barr   4. Freda White ▻ Steve Mitchell   5. Charlie Dale White
  Family ID	F3650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  more in 7/5/2002 packet from James (Ed) Goff w/letters from Laverne Shannon Obituary for Carl F. "Rooster" White Carl F. "Rooster" White, 88, of Scotts Hill, TN, passed away Thursday, May 10th, at Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital. He was a retired pipe fitter for the Local 798 Union, he was a Corporal in the US Army serving in the Korean War, he was a Decatur County Commissioner for the 2nd District, serving since 1986, a member of the American Legion, served on the Historic Doe Creek School Committee and a member of the Ebenezer Masonic Lodge #441 where he served as Junior Deacon. He has been a Mason for 66 years. Carl is survived by four daughters, Deborah Taylor, of South Fulton, TN; Judy (Reed) Wilkins, of Parsons; Freda White, of Scotts Hill; Carla (David) Barr, of Scotts Hill; a son, Charlie (Diana) White, of Scotts Hill; a sister, Kathlene Freeman, of Rogers, AR; three brothers, Joe E. (Mary Alice) White, of Scotts Hill; Terry Wayne (Shella) White, of Scotts Hill; Floyd M. White, of Scotts Hill. He is also survived by 13 Grandchildren, 11 Great Grandchildren and 1 Great-Great Grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lena Vernell White, parents, Floyd and Martha Ellen White, a brother, Robert D. White, 2 sisters, Lavon Jones and Raymell Lomax, son-in-law, Benny Taylor, sisters-in-law, Anita White and Patty White, brothers-in-law, Robert Freeman, Kenneth Jones and Connie Lomax and a grandchild, Owen White. His Funeral Service will be held at Reed's Chapel, Scotts Hill, TN, at 2 PM on Saturday, May 12th, with Donald Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Fellowship Cemetery with Masonic and Military Rites at the graveside. Visitation will be Friday 5 PM - 9 PM and Saturday 10 AM until service. 731-549-3644 reedschapel.com Per his brother Joe, Carl came up with Roster as his CB handle. He was talking to his son Charlie, who didn't know who he was, and Charlie asked who he was talking to, and Carl replied "The Red Rooster". And Rooster became his nickname.

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] Laverne Shannon, 7/5/2002 packet from James (Ed) Goff.