Alfred White

ADRIAN, Ill. -- Alfred White, 74, of Adrian died Thursday morning (April 17, 2008) in his home. Alfred was born in Hunnewell, Mo., a son of Arnum and Elsie Mae (Woods) White on Jan. 4, 1934. On Sept. 29, 1957, he married Patricia Langford in Adrian Christian Church. She preceded him in death in 2002. He attended Colusa High School, graduating in 1952. Alfred was a lifetime tractor salesman working at Sutton Implement and later Koehler Implement. He had also recently worked at All About Mowers in Macomb. He was a member of the Colusa Methodist Church. Alfred had a great love for country and bluegrass music and was a well-known fiddle player in the area. He had been a member of the Stony Creek Band and also Christal and Friends. His family was very important to Alfred, especially his grandchildren. He also enjoyed following Mark Martin in NASCAR and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. Alfred is survived by three children, Teresa Allensworth and her husband, Rod, of Quincy, Greg White and his wife, Angie, of Edwardsville, and Susan Evermon and her husband, Rob, of Keokuk, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Brian and Alex Rakers, Amanda Cannon and Chris Allensworth, Courtney and Cody White and Brittany Evermon; two great-grandchildren, Devon and Aiden Cannon; his special friend Christal Sherwood of Dallas City; a sister, Shirley Melton of Des Moines, Iowa; two brothers, Harold White and his wife, Carol, of Normal, and Merle White of Champaign. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Patricia, and three sisters, Doris Bolton, Neva Coates, and Geraldine Hackett. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Monday in the Printy Funeral Home in Carthage with burial to follow in Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage. VISITATION: 2-7 p.m. today in the funeral home with family meeting friends from 4-7 p.m. MEMORIALS: Colusa Methodist Church or the donor's choice. ARRANGEMENTS: Printy Funeral Home in Carthage.