Louis Allen White Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Louis Allen White Wake Service for Louis Allen White of El Reno, Oklahoma will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Mount Moriah Baptist Church followed by his Homegoing Service at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Maceo McDaniel will be officiating. Interment will be in the El Reno Cemetery with Military Honors. Services are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home. Mr. White passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on September 10, 1941 in Watonga, Oklahoma to Frank Edward and Carrie Mae White. He came to El Reno as a small child and has resided here since. He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington School in El Reno. Louis served his country in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After his discharge, he returned to El Reno and married Margaret June Allen. Louis began attending church at an early age. He was a faithful member of t. Moriah Baptist Church where he served on the Deacon Board and as the treasurer. He was active in the Men’s choir, church choir, and the Brotherhood ministry. Louis worked in his community as a little league baseball coach and as the treasurer for the Booker T. Washington All School and Community Committee. He enjoyed playing golf, was an avid bowler, and enjoyed watching his favorite football team, the Dallas Cowboys. Mr. White began his career in the tank and radiator repair shop at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Louis believed in higher education and improving his and his family’s life. He worked full time and attended evening college courses to earn an Associates in Arts from Redlands Community College (Formerly El Reno College) and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Central Oklahoma (formerly Central State University) in Edmond, Oklahoma. His degree afforded many opportunities to excel in his career. He received several promotions and retired as a branch Chief, after 38 years of government service. Louis was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Edward and Carrie Mae White, and a brother, Earl Wayne White. He leaves to cherish his memory , his wife Margaret June White, son: Warner Roger White of Rahway, New Jersey, Two daughters; Paula Orekomaiya of Katy, Texas, Bonita White Miner of Ft. Washington, Maryland; 5 – Grandchildren: Amber LaDawn Poe (Jermaine), LaQueta Rochelle Miner, Kayla Orekomaiya, Hystacia Nichelle Miner, Felicia Orekomaiya, 6 Great Grandchildren: Breanna M. Miner, Courtney S. Slaughter, Kameron J. Combs, Caleb H. Harrison, Haylee Poe, Jermaine Poe Jr., Three Brothers: Oscar Lee White (Mary Ann) of El Reno Donald Gene White (Judy) of Amarillo, Texas, Lawrence Edward White of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and a host of nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends. Online tributes can be posted at www.wilsoncares.com

Louis Allen White

September 10, 1941 - March 5, 2019