Mr. James (Jim, Jimmy) Alexander White, Jr., 68, passed away on June 30, 2016 at Helen Keller Hospital.
He was born in Huntsville, Alabama and resided in Florence, Alabama. He was a graduate of Lee High School, the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Syracuse University. He retired from the Redstone Arsenal as the Budget Officer for Army Missile Command. Following his retirement, he was a senior analyst for SAIC and Paradigm Technology. He was an accomplished professional musician who played the trumpet. He also played in Huntsville based bands such as the TIKS, Church Street and the Alabama Blues Brothers.
Visitation will be on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Greenview Funeral Home from 2:00 -3:30 p.m. There will be a graveside service at 4:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Cemetery with Father John O’Donnell, O.S.B. officiating.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Alexander White, Sr; daughter, Samantha Jane Moseley and sister, Debbie White Lewis.
Survivors include his wife, Beth Berrens White; mother, Audrey Robison Strong; step-mother, Connie Lou White; step-son, Bradley Austin McMurtrey, sisters, Susan Christine White and grandchildren, Kyle Benjamin Moseley and Kevin Alexander Moseley.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research by calling 1-800-708-7644 or by mailing a donation to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.
