Sarah Faye White

Sarah Faye White obituary, Rochelle, GA

Sarah Faye White

Sarah White Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Paulk Funeral Home - Fitzgerald on Feb. 23, 2026.
Sarah Faye White, 69, of Rochelle, Georgia, died Sunday, February 22, 2026, at her residence.

Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the King of Kings Christian Church in Rochelle, Georgia, with Jacob Stephens and David Stephens officiating. Interment will follow in the King of Kings Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening in the chapel of the funeral home in Fitzgerald.

Mrs. White was born June 14, 1956, in Wayne County, Georgia, to the late William Blonnie & Evie Durrance Stephens. She was a homemaker and avid gardener, enjoying tending the flowers in her yard. She loved people and children and enjoyed spending time with her grands and great-grands. She was a member of the King of Kings Christian Church.

She is survived by her husband, Ken White of Rochelle; children: David Domingo Hernandez & Melony Jean of Rebecca, Anita Smith & Marty of Ellaville, Jaime Domingo Hernandez & Jo Anne of Douglas, Angela White of Tallahassee, Florida, David White & Christina of Woodville, Florida, Patricia Perkins & Mickey of Sneads, Florida, and Jeremiah White & Robin of Lafayette, Louisiana; grandchildren: David Andrew Hernandez, Shawn David Hernadez, Rebecca Michelle Hernandez, Anita Marie Busbin, Sherry Lynn Collier, Cheyenne Dorminy, Kaitlynn Peterson, Kaleb Barr, Mariah White, Gracie White, Michael Moore, Olivia White, Isaiah Perkins, and Issac White; great-grandchildren: Samuel Cole Hernandez, Payton Michelle Hernandez, Nolan Hernandez, Colton Brown, Owen Collier, Aubrey Collier, Remington Collier, Emberlynn Dorminy, Clayton Stubbs, Teigann Perkins, Leela Perkins, Ayden Perkins, Cameron Barr, and one more on the way; siblings: Thelma Jean Gonzalez & David of Tifton, Mae Hughes of Dublin, Tommy Stephens of Rochelle, Elan Case of Florida, Elsie Munns of Dublin, and Jerry & Diane Stephens of Rochelle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings: Eddie Stephens, Leonard Stephens, Louis Stephens, Nora Richardson, and Ann Dowling.

Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.

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