Rev. Joseph Franklin White

Rev. Joseph Franklin White, longtime resident of Richmond, died on April 18, 2005 in Chesapeake, Va. He was born January 27, 1916, in Mathews County, Va. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Virginia Dudley Hodnett White; one daughter, Dr. Rebecca Clark White Adams of Chesapeake, Va.; three grandsons, Joseph Clark Adams and wife, Miranda of Fairfax, Va.; Christian McGehee Adams and wife, Heidi of Broomfield, Colo.; and Samuel Clay Adams of Durham, N.C. He is also survived by two great-granddaughters, Delaney Morgan Adams of Fairfax and Sydney Grace Adams of Broomfield. Mr. White graduated from Randolph Macon College in 1939 and later received a master's degree from the University of Richmond. He began his career as a teacher, coach and principal of Dan River High School in Pittsylvania County, Va. He became a minister and served the following positions in the Virginia United Methodist Conference: North Pittsylvania Charge, Brookneal Charge, Epworth Church in Thaxton; Pace Memorial Church in Richmond, Blacksburg UMC, state director of Campus Ministry, executive director of Association of Educational Institutions, district superintendent of Eastern Shore District, Shady Grove UMC (Mechanicsville). He retired in 1983. A private memorial service will be held at the family cemetery in Mathews County at the request of the deceased. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Memorial Fund of Westhampton United Methodist Church, 6100 Patterson Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23226.