Gary Gene White

Gary Gene White, 57, of Lowell, Arkansas, went to heaven on March 11, 2005, at home. He was born on May 10, 1947, in Fayetteville, AR, to Orville and Helen White. He was a 1965 graduate of Springdale High School and a graduate of Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He was the pastor of Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Bethel Heights, AR. He spent his lifetime pastoring and caring for people. The cities he pastored in Arkansas include Hiwasse, Farmington, Fayetteville, Ft. Smith, and Bethel Heights. He also pastored Pawhuska, Claremore, and McAlester, Oklahoma; Salina, Kansas; and Lamar and Springfield, Missouri. He was known as a pastor who loved pastoring and helping the people of his congregations. His pastime was watching sports. He was a great fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Springdale Bulldogs. He loved going to the ball games the children in his churches were involved in. He loved gardening and working in the yard. His favorite thing to do was just being with people and being a pastor. Gary was preceded in death by his father, Orville White, and a nephew, Brad White. Survivors include his wife of the home, Betty Robbins White; one son and his wife, Jeffrey and Mary White of Fayetteville and their two children, Katie and Weston; his mother, Helen White of Springdale; his twin brother, Larry White and his wife Susan of Sapulpa; and three other brothers: Jerry White and his wife Joan of Rogers, Rick White and his wife Angie of Springdale, and Ronald White of Johnson. His mother-in-law, Audie Robbins of Lowell; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Robbins of Reistertown, MD. Also surviving are 19 nephews and nieces, and 27 great-nephews and nieces. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon, March 13th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, 135 E. Highway 264, Bethel Heights, AR. A memorial celebration will be held on March 14th at the First Church of the Nazarene, 2857 Old Missouri Rd., Fayetteville, AR, at 2:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be Stacy White, Chris White, Jared White, Kevin White, Cleenton White, Bryan White, David Robbins, and Gene Hatcher. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Bethel Church board — Charles Holmes, Bobby Bowen, Frank Hicks, Gene Griggs, Ruth Findley, Judy McKee, Gary McKee, Don Madewell, Robert Hatcher, and Stan Ross; Gary's special minister friends, Mike Halliday, Terry Warren, and Brian Bailey; and a special Minister's Choir. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, 135 E. Hwy 264, Bethel Heights, AR 72764.

Gary Gene White

May 10, 1947 - March 11, 2005