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Tony Lee White

1967 - 2025

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BORN

1967

DIED

2025

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Burroughs Funeral Home - Walnut Cove

1382 Highway 65 West

Walnut Cove, North Carolina

Tony White Obituary

Tony Lee White

Dec 20, 1967 - Jan 29, 2025

Tony Lee White, 57, of Danbury, passed away Wednesday evening, January 29, 2025, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Tony was born on December 20, 1967, to the late Clyde Edward and Nelldra Kay Matthews White.

He was retired from Brinkley Entertainment with over 20 years of service. Tony was a "Jack of All Trades" and was often referred to as "MacGuyver". He always put his family and friends first and loved spending time with them more than anything else.

In addition to his parents, Tony was preceded in death by his brother, Jonah White.

Tony is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Laura Broiles White; three children, Sabrina (Allen), Taylor (Corey), and Dakota (Chrisha); seven grandchildren, Alec, Tucker, Riley, Tanner, Josephine, Deglan, and Ellery; three sisters, Vicky Burbank (Tony), Amanda Throckmorton (Tracy), and Teresa D'Avi (James); his "adopted children", Tucker Schmidt, Chris Hall, and Heather Sadler; his Carnival Family; and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be a 3 p.m. graveside service held on Monday, February 3, 2025, at White Family Cemetery with Mr. Darrell Shaw officiating.

There will be no formal visitation.

Memorials may be made to The Showman's Association: PO Box 3359, Riverview, FL, 33568.

Online condolences may be made at www.burroughsfuneralhome.com

Burroughs Funeral Home, Walnut Cove is honored to be serving the White family.
Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Feb. 2, 2025.

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White Family Cemetery

1125 Brandon Lane, Danbury, NC 27016

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1382 Highway 65 West P.O. Box 471, Walnut Cove, NC 27052

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