Ray White, Okemah, died June 21, 2017 in Okemah at the age of 82. He was born Sept. 26, 1934 in Henryetta to Henry and Caroline (Sparks) White. Ray's father was a barber and died in 1941 when Ray was 6 years old. He continued to live in
Henryetta until he was 12 when his mother moved the family to Okemah. Ray graduated in 1953 and served eight years in the Oklahoma National Guard Ray retired from the Okemah National Bank after more than 40 years of employment where he served as executive vice president and on the board of directors. Ray was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Okemah. He loved being involved in the Okemah community. He was past president of the Okemah Jaycees and Lions club and was a member of the Kiwanis Club and American Legion. Ray proudly served as Trustee of the Okemah Utility Authority during the development of the Okemah Lake. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Thelma, three brothers, Bud, Hershal and
Snookie, five nephews and one niece.
Survivors include his daughter, Rayne Maddux and husband Doug of Nowata, Oklahoma; one sister, Helen Ferguson and one niece, Jamie Ferguson, both of Fairmont, West Virginia; two grandchildren, Drew Maddux of Norman,and Lauren Sauter and great-granddaughter, Emma of Nowata and three nephews.
Funeral services for Ray White were held June 24, 2017 at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment was in Highland Cemetery in Okemah.
Serving as pallbearers will be Randy Rutland, Danny Rutland, Todd Standley, Chuck Johnson, Mark Maddux and Drew Maddux.
Honorary bearers include Terry Clay, Ernie Fox, Pat Martin, Chubby Anderson, Nokey Klutts and Nick Lambeth.