Mrs. Bernice White

In the quiet town of Sylvester, we bid farewell to Mrs. Bernice White, a woman of 79 years, who breathed her last on the 14th of July, 2023, within the solemn walls of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A life well-lived, a journey well-traveled, and a soul well-loved, she leaves behind a legacy that will echo through the ages. The final rites to honor her memory will be conducted at 11:00 AM on the 18th of July, 2023, at Rocky Mount Baptist Church. Following the service, she will be laid to rest in the Church Cemetery, a place of peace and tranquility. Born on the 27th of September, 1943, in the heart of Worth County, Georgia, Bernice was a woman of the world. She spent her formative years in Warner Robins, Georgia, graduating from the local high school in 1961. That summer, she found love in James White, and they were united in matrimony in August of the same year. Their journey together took them across the globe, from the Royal Air Force Base in Kirknewton, Scotland, where their first child, Helen Constance Bible, was born, to the sunny shores of Key West, Florida, where their youngest, Cynthia White, came into the world. Their travels didn't stop there, taking them to RAF Chicksands near Bedford, England, and then to San Antonio, Texas. When duty called James to Vietnam, Bernice held the fort in Warner Robins, Georgia. The family's nomadic life continued until James' retirement from the USAF in 1985. They settled in San Antonio until 1996, when they moved to Maryland. Bernice, a woman of strength and resilience, worked in various challenging roles as a civilian employee, retiring from federal service in 1995. The couple then moved to Washington DC, where they spent almost eight years before returning to their roots in Georgia, retiring in Sylvester in 2003. Bernice was a woman of the world, but her heart always belonged to South Georgia. After a lifetime of travel and adventure, she returned to her roots, choosing to spend her twilight years in Sylvester. She leaves behind her husband of sixty-one years, James White; her sister Sue Shiver; her daughters Helen Constance (Connie) Bible and Cynthia Ann White (husband William Vonier); her granddaughter Jessica Taylor (husband David); her great-grandson Sheldon Adams; her sister Alice Sue Shiver; and her grandson Stanley Bible (wife Xochitl) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, along with their three children, Alex, Odin, and Dagan. Her memory will live on in the hearts of those who loved her, and her spirit will continue to inspire those who knew her. She now joins her parents, Murray and Helen Hill, her brother Raymond Murray Hill, and her sisters Martha Hill and Frances Lois Sanders, who preceded her in death. On the eve of the funeral, the 17th of July, between the hours of 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, the family will be present at Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester to receive those who wish to pay their respects.

Mrs. Bernice White

September 27, 1943 - July 14, 2023