Horace Edward White

  







   Horace Edward White, 74, of 757 Ocean Highway North, Hertford, NC, died Monday, December 21, 2015 in his home.

   Mr. White was born in Perquimans County on April 13, 1941, and was the son of the late Kader Silas and Miley Hollowell White. Retired as a supervisor in the Bridge Maintenance Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, he was a member of Woodville Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Sallie E. Brickhouse.

   Surviving are his wife of 57 years, May Belle Ashley White; two sons, Horace R. "Buddy" White and Kenneth R. "Skin" White and wife Jennifer, all of Hertford; three brothers, Kader F. White of Monroe, GA, Burfoot L. White of Hobbsville, and Carlton B. White of Haines City, FL; three grandchildren, Paul A. White, Kenzie R. White, and Kristen Bassett; and a great-granddaughter, Ellie Bassett.

   Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Chapel, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, by Pastor H. Gene Boyce. Private burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. Friends may join the family in the funeral home immediately following the chapel service on Wednesday.

   The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to the staff of Albemarle Home Care & Hospice for the compassionate care given them during these past weeks.

   Memorial contributions may be made to Albemarle Home Care & Hospice, PO Box 189, Elizabeth City, NC 27907.

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.