Graveside services for Mr. Francis M. White, age 81, are scheduled for 11 AM, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at New Hope Methodist Cemetery with Bro. Eddie White officiating. Pafford Funeral Home of Lexington is in charge of arrangements. Mr. White passed away Sunday in Nashville. He was born March 13, 1934 in Henderson County to the late Leslie Franklin and Thelma Barker White. He was retired tool & die factory worker. He was preceded in death by one son, Larry Franklin White, a sister, Jean Garner, and one granddaughter, Natasha White. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mrs. Sue Blankenship White; two sons, Edward Ray White and Leslie Wayne White, Sr.; his daughter, Patricia Anne White; four sisters, Laura Manley, Glenda Douglas, Jenny Swindle, and Jo Kay Smith; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
