Robert Lee White

Robert Lee White obituary, Covington, TN

Robert Lee White

Robert White Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home on Dec. 18, 2025.
Robert Lee White, Jr. 93, passed away on the morning of December 16, 2025. Mr. White was a retired Ice-cream Dairy Lab Technician with Kraft Foods and member of the Raleigh Assembly of God Church for 41 years. Mr. White is survived by his son, Dennis (Leticia) White of Atlanta, GA; grandson, Travis Ashlin White of Little Rock; sister, Barbara Delashmit of Munford; and sister-in-laws, Othella (Jimmy) Max of Atoka, Sylvia (Phil) Cates of Covington, and Ruby (Roy) Hamblin of Covington.
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