White, Donald D.

Donald White
November 2, 1945-July 5, 2009

Donald D. White, 63, of Walling Lane, Niles, died at 9;52 p.m. in Lakeland-Niles of an extended illness.

Mr. White was born on Nov. 2, 1945 in Logansport, IN, to Deanne A. White and Laurana B. Smith.

He was a lifelong Niles resident. Don worked most of his life in banking and was a retired bank president.

He was a member of the American Institute of Banking. Don served as the 2008 president of the Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce and was still a chamber director. Additionally he was a United Way volunteer, a charter member and past president of the Niles Noon Optimist Club and a member of the Niles-Buchanan Rotary Club. He served on both the Berrien General Hospital (Now Lakeland Specialty Hospital) and the Four Flags Plaza board of directors. He was a member of the Berrien County Kiwania Club.

On May 5, 1979 in Niles, Don married Jan (Arrick) white who survives. Also surviving are four children, Bill (Jenn) White of Hudsonville, MI, Sarah (Brad) Moeggenberg of Northville, MI, Heather (Kevin) Garrard of Niles and Dean De Pree of Niles.; four grandchildren survive, Nolan Garrard, Maxwell White, Emerson Garrard and Madeline White. In addition to his mother, Rana Steiner of Buchanan; a brother, Pat (Gail) White of Niles survives.

Funeral services for Donald D. White will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the Halbritter Funeral Home today from 6 to 8 p.m.

Contributions in memory of Mr. White may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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