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Loeta Melzena White

1927 - 2021

Loeta Melzena White obituary, 1927-2021, West Plains, MO

BORN

1927

DIED

2021

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Carter Funeral Home - West Plains

1316 Porter Wagoner Blvd

West Plains, Missouri

Loeta White Obituary

Funeral services for Loeta Melzena (Collins) White, 94, West Plains, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 5, 2021 at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains.
Mrs. White passed away at 12:07 p.m., Monday, November 1, 2021 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born April 10, 1927 at Twin Bridges, Missouri to the late Larkin and Ida (Roper) Collins.
Loeta was married October 11, 1945 to Ned Scott White who preceded her in death April 23, 1976.
Mrs. White had been baptized at an early age and was a past member of Big Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Twin Bridges, and later Freewill Baptist Church, West Plains.
She loved working puzzles, listening to bluegrass music, planting flowers, watching hummingbirds and visiting with everyone.
Loeta will be greatly missed.
Survivors include four sons, Gayle White, Lehman White, and Marlon White, all of West Plains, and Garol White, Rover, Missouri; five grandchildren, Amy Rosebrough, Scott Madden, Fonda Elkins, Cynthia White, Bradley White; six great grandchildren, Keely McCormack, Tehya Wilson, Emma Madden, Tyler Elkins, Alicia White, Winfield White, and two great great grandchildren; one brother, Paul Collins, Willow Springs; two sisters-in-law, Mary Collins, Caulfield and Harietta Collins, Bakersfield; one son-in-law, Zip
Madden, Willow Springs, and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Loeta was preceded in death by her husband; parents; an infanct son, Royal James White; daughter, Ruth Madden; granddaughter, Tracy Cook; daughter-in-law, Chris White; five brothers, Alonzo, Ival, Leon, Doyle and Roger Collins, and sister, Naomi Painter; four sisters-in-law, Connie, Wilma, Patricia, and Christine Collins; two brothers-in-law, Ralph Bunch and Edsel Painter.
Visitation will be Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains.
Burial will be at Thornton Cemetery, Twin Bridges, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home.

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Published by West Plains Daily Quill from Dec. 8 to Dec. 9, 2021.

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