Lucy Jane Marie Stith White

Lucy Jane Marie (Stith) White, 53, of Muskogee, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Tahlequah City Hospital. She was born December 23, 1955 in Muskogee to Wade Earnest Stith and Mary Catherine (Gorney) Stith. Lucy grew up and attended school in Muskogee where she graduated from Muskogee High School in 1974. She continued her education at Bacone College and received an Associate degree in Business. Then she attended Northeastern State University receiving a degree in Computer Science. Lucy was employed at Corning Glass for thirteen years, was a substitute teacher at Okay Schools and worked at Wal-Mart for over a decade. Lucy and Reed White married on August 17, 1997.She was a wonderful woman who worked hard all her life. She was a loving wife, mother, nanny, sister and aunt. She enjoyed spending time with her family and loved her grandkids more than anything.Lucy was preceded in death by her parents, Wade Earnest Stith and Mary Catherine (Gorney) Stith; sister, Joni Stith and brother, Joe Smith. She is survived by her husband, Reed White; children, JoDawn O'Neal, Cindy Perry and husband, James, Mica O'Neal and wife, Frankie, and Sabrina Nichols and husband, Ben; step-daughter, Chelcy White; grandkids, Sarah, Dalton, Brittany, Amanda, Julie, River, Meranda, Micala, Catherine, Brianna, Tori, Kylee, Bree, Creek, TeddyLane, Michael and Autumn; sisters, Vickie, Carol and Virginia; brothers, James and Pat; mother-in-law, Helen; sisters-in-law, Sandy, Lisa and Lori; brothers-in-law, Lynn, Moe, Audie and Derome; nieces and nephews, Penny, Eric, Mandy and Chris, Missy and her husband, Jay, Beau, J.W., Jay T., Mellessa, John, Justin, Haily, Abbie, Dustin and Steve; great-nephews, John and Alex; great-niece, Jana; great great-nephew, Laden and special sisters, Maureen Weathers, and Teresa (Ratley) Hughes.Funeral mass will be 3:00 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Bryan Brooks officiating. Interment will follow in Brushy Mountain Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Reed White, Mica O'Neal, James Perry, Ben Nichols, Perry Barker, Eric Barker, Dalton Perry and River Nichols. Friends may wish to remember Lucy by making memorials to the American Cancer Society, 4110 S. 100th East Ave., Suite 101, Tulsa, OK 74146.Funeral service arrangements are under the direction of Foster-PeteringFuneral Home. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.foster-petering.com