ROBERT A. WHITE SR.

JULY 22, 1929 – NOVEMBER 27, 2011

ANDERSON, SC –Robert ‘Bob’ Allen White Sr., age 82, resident of 2307 Lane Avenue, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. 

Born July 22, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of the late Augustus Ruben White and Esther Allen White.  His lengthy career with the State of South Carolina was comprised of four years as a State Trooper and thirty-five years with the Alcohol Beverage Control Division having retired at the rank of Captain.  Mr. White was a member of the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police, the South Carolina Sheriff’s Association, and the Anderson Elks Lodge.  Additionally, he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Anderson.

He is survived by his wife, Amanda “Peggy” Poole White, of the home; son, Robert A. White Jr. and wife, Angela, of Anderson, SC; daughter, Esther White Sorensen, of Starr, SC; sisters: Evelyn W. Cooper of Inman, SC, and Polly W. Murphy of Seneca, SC; grandchildren: Ryan White and wife, April, Kelly Hawkins and husband, Russell, Katherine Sorensen, and Cpl. Christopher Sorensen USMC and wife, Briana; and five great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Agnes W. Smith; and a brother, W. Calvin White.

The Funeral Service will be held at 11:30am on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home conducted by Dr. James R. Thomason and the Reverend Samuel Clinkscales.  Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. 

The family is at the home, 2307 Lane Avenue, and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home from 10am until 11:15am on Tuesday.  Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621, or to the Wounded Warriors Foundation LLC, 2 Traymore Place, Bluffton, SC 29910. 

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com