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Clarence White Obituary
Clarence Douglas White, 91, of Keswick, passed away after a heart attack on January 8, at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. Clarence proudly served his country for 20 years in the United States Navy, retiring in 1970 as a Chief Petty Officer. His tours of duty included service aboard various warships-destroyers, aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and tenders-including the battleship New Jersey, the USS Bennington, the USS Sierra and the USS Henley. His last deployment was with the USS Butte, an ammunition ship.
Clarence then continued a busy life with jobs he enjoyed, with the federal government, the Institute of Textile Technology, and the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, from which, 17 years later, he retired as a sergeant.
Clarence was the ultimate "people person." He welcomed conversations, was interested in the lives of people he met, and greeted with true pleasure friends and strangers alike. He and his beloved wife of 62 years, Elizabeth "Betty" White (Goodman), enjoyed together the daily pleasures of life in the country, travels across America, and get-togethers with friends and family, so many of whom, sadly, have predeceased him, including his much-loved brother, Dennis White of Crozet.
Clarence was born in 1933 in Nelson County, son of the late Ira and Elva Carter White. His mother died when he was three, and several years later, he was blessed with a loving stepmother, the late Virginia "Jim" White.
In addition to his dear wife, Clarence leaves to cherish his memory his friends and in-laws, Barbara and Randy Fitzgerald of Richmond; sister-in-law, Betty Ann White of Crozet; a sister, Doris Drumheller of Chester; and six nieces and nephews: Cindy, Donna, Kyle, Sarah, Steve and Tim.
Clarence will be interred at a graveside service at Monticello Memory Gardens at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15. He was blessed with a good, long, interesting life, which he appreciated to the fullest. He was a good, kind, honorable man who was well loved and will be sorely missed.
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T C. Howard, Jr.
February 13, 2025
Clarence White, was a great, knowledgeable, and interesting man, that I had the pleasure to work with for the many years that he worked at the local jail. I learned a lot from "Sgt. White" as we talked a lot about things he was working on at the facility and as he would ride with me as I would transport inmates all over the Commonwealth. On those long rides I learned a lot from Clarence. I respected Sgt. White a lot and especially his military experience, which we talked about often. I hadn't seen Clarence in a while, but always thought of him when I would pass his house. He was a great man that will be missed, an may he rest in peace.
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