Floella Brooks White

Floella Brooks White obituary, Versailles, KY

Floella Brooks White

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12

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Lighthouse Apostolic Church

206 Russell Ave, Versailles, KY 40383

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6701 Milton Street, West Newton, IN 46183

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Floella White Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home on Dec. 11, 2025.
Floella Brooks White, 81, widow of George William "Woods" White, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 in Versailles, Kentucky, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 27, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas, daughter of the late Lionel and Mamie Prater Brooks. Floella was a member of Lighthouse Apostolic Church in Versailles and loved her family dearly.
Floella will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Tina Rutoskey, son, Earl (Carrie) White, brothers, Larry Brooks, Terry Brooks, 17 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and extended family members. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by her children, Teddy, Danny, Allen, and Carolyn, brothers, Bobby and Ernest, and sister, Wanda.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 10:00 am on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Lighthouse Apostolic Church, 206 Russell Ave, Versailles, Kentucky. Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Rutoskey, Michael Rutoskey, II, Jonathan Brown, Joseph Malone, Earl White, Danny White, George White, and Joey Moorhead. Private family burial will take place at 3:30 pm at West Newton Cemetery, 6701 Milton Street, West Newton, Indiana. Messages of condolence my be expressed to the family online here on Floella's tribute wall.
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Upcoming Events

Dec

12

Funeral service

10:00 a.m.

Lighthouse Apostolic Church

206 Russell Ave, Versailles, KY 40383

Send Flowers

Dec

12

Burial

3:30 p.m.

West Newton Cemetery

6701 Milton Street, West Newton, IN 46183

Send Flowers

Services provided by

Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home

Only 7 hours left for delivery to next service.