L James “Jim” White

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L James “Jim” White Veteran

Birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Jun 2017 (aged 87)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
Malakoff, Henderson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Lucius James "Jim" White was born to Luke and Hortense White on September 8, 1929 at Baptist Hospital in Houston Texas. He passed away on June 15, 2017 in San Antonio Texas at the age of 77.

Jim grew up moving around Texas oil towns as his father worked for Magnolia Pipeline Company. He worked on the pipelines himself as a young person.

He met Margaret "Ann" Fowler at the First Baptist Church in Corsicana Texas, and they married on October 10, 1953. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of North Texas and taught school in Beaumont Texas before entering the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After leaving the Air Force, Jim worked for Mobil Oil Company in Dallas. He then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, where he received a Masters in Religious Education. He qearned a Doctorate in Education from the University of North Texas.

He spent his life serving God, sharing the Gospel's message with everyone he met, ministering to those in hospitals and prisons, holding Bible studies in his home with his wife, feeding those who were hungry, and providing educational resources and clothing and other necessities to those in need.

He served as a minister of Christ's church at Town East Baptist Church in Mesquite Texas, the Hill Baptist Church in Augusta Georgia, Woodstock Park Baptist Church in Jacksonville Florida, Sharpstown Baptist Church in Houston, and the Anchor in Surfside Beach. He helped start Northwest Academy, Bellaire Christian Academy and Rosehill Christian School, all in the Houston area, and served as the first headmaster of each. He was also the headmaster for Second Baptist school in Houston, Dallas Christian Academy, and Brazoria Christian Academy.

He was known very affectionately as "Dr. White."

After retiring from paid work, he spent 25 years volunteering with Christian groups and traveling. He spent time working with the Canadian Baptist Seminary, and working with mission groups in Africa and China, teaching and preaching. He served as interim pastor at churches in towns around Athens and Malakoff.

His faith in God and his devotion to prayer were defining characteristics of his life.
He loved to teach the Bible and continued to hold Bible studies at his home and in church.
He firmly believed that God supplies all of our needs, and he taught his children, as well as those in his Christian schools and Bible studies, that loving God was the most important thing of all.

Jim was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ann, just short of their 60th wedding anniversary.
He passed away on June 15, 2017 in San Antonio Texas at the age of 77.

He is survived by his children: Lyn, with her husband Brian Farrell; Cindy, with her husband, Dr. Michael McFarland; and Jeff, with his wife, Leslie White.
He is also survived by ten grandchildren: Margaret Farrell Lamar, Katherine Farrell Foote, David Farrell, John Farrell, Ethan Farrell, Amanda McFarland Fitzhugh, Luke White, Thomas White, James White and Elizabeth White.
He is survived by five great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00am at Huckabee-Tomlinson funeral home in Malakoff Texas on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 23, 2017 from 6 to 8pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Voice of the Martyrs.

- Based on the obituary published in the Houston Chronicle
on June 21, 2017
Lucius James "Jim" White was born to Luke and Hortense White on September 8, 1929 at Baptist Hospital in Houston Texas. He passed away on June 15, 2017 in San Antonio Texas at the age of 77.

Jim grew up moving around Texas oil towns as his father worked for Magnolia Pipeline Company. He worked on the pipelines himself as a young person.

He met Margaret "Ann" Fowler at the First Baptist Church in Corsicana Texas, and they married on October 10, 1953. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of North Texas and taught school in Beaumont Texas before entering the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After leaving the Air Force, Jim worked for Mobil Oil Company in Dallas. He then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, where he received a Masters in Religious Education. He qearned a Doctorate in Education from the University of North Texas.

He spent his life serving God, sharing the Gospel's message with everyone he met, ministering to those in hospitals and prisons, holding Bible studies in his home with his wife, feeding those who were hungry, and providing educational resources and clothing and other necessities to those in need.

He served as a minister of Christ's church at Town East Baptist Church in Mesquite Texas, the Hill Baptist Church in Augusta Georgia, Woodstock Park Baptist Church in Jacksonville Florida, Sharpstown Baptist Church in Houston, and the Anchor in Surfside Beach. He helped start Northwest Academy, Bellaire Christian Academy and Rosehill Christian School, all in the Houston area, and served as the first headmaster of each. He was also the headmaster for Second Baptist school in Houston, Dallas Christian Academy, and Brazoria Christian Academy.

He was known very affectionately as "Dr. White."

After retiring from paid work, he spent 25 years volunteering with Christian groups and traveling. He spent time working with the Canadian Baptist Seminary, and working with mission groups in Africa and China, teaching and preaching. He served as interim pastor at churches in towns around Athens and Malakoff.

His faith in God and his devotion to prayer were defining characteristics of his life.
He loved to teach the Bible and continued to hold Bible studies at his home and in church.
He firmly believed that God supplies all of our needs, and he taught his children, as well as those in his Christian schools and Bible studies, that loving God was the most important thing of all.

Jim was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ann, just short of their 60th wedding anniversary.
He passed away on June 15, 2017 in San Antonio Texas at the age of 77.

He is survived by his children: Lyn, with her husband Brian Farrell; Cindy, with her husband, Dr. Michael McFarland; and Jeff, with his wife, Leslie White.
He is also survived by ten grandchildren: Margaret Farrell Lamar, Katherine Farrell Foote, David Farrell, John Farrell, Ethan Farrell, Amanda McFarland Fitzhugh, Luke White, Thomas White, James White and Elizabeth White.
He is survived by five great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00am at Huckabee-Tomlinson funeral home in Malakoff Texas on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 23, 2017 from 6 to 8pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Voice of the Martyrs.

- Based on the obituary published in the Houston Chronicle
on June 21, 2017


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