Dr. William Henry White Jr.

William Henry White, Jr., MD, passed away from this life to eternal life on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at UNC Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving wife of 47 years and his beloved family.
Bill was born in Sanford on November 26, 1935. He is the son of the late Eloise Bass White and William Henry White, Sr. He was preceded in death by his sister Margaret Ann White Rankin.
Bill was educated in the public schools of Lee County and had perfect attendance from grades one through twelve. He was active as a youth in the Boy Scouts of America obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout and was the first Boy Scout in Lee County to receive the God and Country Award in Scouting. He is a 1954 graduate of Sanford Central High School serving as President of his class in his junior year. For his senior year, he was voted most likely to succeed by his class members.
After receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medicine from UNC Chapel Hill in 1958, he graduated from the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1961. After a one year internship at the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston, he returned to his beloved Chapel Hill for a four year residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Bill served in the U.S. Air Force at Andrews Air Force Base for two years. He practiced Obstetrics and Gynecology in Wilmington, NC for one year. In 1969, Bill opened his OB-GYN practice in his hometown of Sanford. He practiced his beloved profession for almost 38 years. During his career he delivered over 6,000 babies.
While living in Sanford, he served his community as a Director of the Chamber of Commerce and was also an active member of the Sanford Rotary Club serving in several roles and as a Past President. Bill served on the local Board of Directors for BB&T. He was a member and Past President of the Sanford Cotillion Club and member of the Century Club. Bill was an active member of Lee County Medical Society and a recently retired OB-GYN Physician at Central Carolina Hospital where he was Chief of Staff twice. Bill was a member of the UNC Alumni Association and served as the Lee County Representative to the UNC Rams Club Executive Committee for several terms.
Dr. White's professional organizations include, The Robert A. Ross Society, serving as President for one term; N.C. OBGYN Society serving as Arrangements Chairman for several years; the Southern OBGYN Society; and a board certified member of the American College of OBGYN.
He is survived by his beloved Faye Mewborn White, a nursing student whom he met in 1955 at UNC. They were married on July 2, 1960 in her hometown of Farmville. He is also survived by their three daughters, Sarah and husband, Rick Palmer of Southern Pines, Kathy and husband, Mike Willett of Asheville, and Elizabeth and husband, Neil Barnhill of Wendell; and seven grandchildren, Kendall and Richard Palmer, Matthew and Marshall Willett, and Perry, Gray, and Eli Barnhill; his brother-in-law, Ben Rankin; and many nieces and nephews.
Bill loved life, his Church, his family, and friends and his profession. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
He loved his Lord and served St. Luke United Methodist Church as a member of the administrative board, member and past member and chairman of the Staff Parish Relations Committee, Board of Trustees, member of Methodist Men and the Moffitt Sunday School Class.
A memorial service will be held at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Sanford at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday March 22, 2008.
Memorials may be made to the Caring Bridge or wwww.caringbridge.org drbillwhite, 1995 Rahn Cliff Court, Suite 200 Eagah, MN 55122; St. Luke United Methodist Church, Mary Tulloch Fund, 2916 Wicker Street, Sanford, NC 27330; Capital Campaign for Occoneechee Council Boy Scouts of America In Care of Wachovia Securities, 110 Tanberry Way, Pinehurst, NC 28374; or to Haven in Lee County, 160 Charlotte Avenue, Sanford, NC 27330.
Arrangements are by Rogers- Pickard Funeral Home.