Mary Jones White

Mary Jones White of Stevensville, MD, died on February 12, 2011, at Candle Light Cove Assisted Living in Easton, MD. She was 96. Born November 12, 1914, in Rising Sun, MD, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Myrtle T. Jones. As a small child, she moved to Centreville and later graduated from Centreville High School in the Class of 1931. She worked for the Anne Arundel County Health Dept. from 1965 until retiring as Personnel Associate, II on July 1, 1979. She was very active in Christ Church, Stevensville, serving as organist for 40 years, and she was also active in local elementary and high schools PTA. She was a founding member of Kent Island Heritage Society and the secretary of the Steering Committee for Kent Island 350th Anniversary Celebration. She was also a member of Queen Anne’s County Historical Society, Upper Shore Genealogical Society, Maryland Genealogy Society, Kent Island Federation of Art, Kent Island Yacht Club and Ladies Auxiliary, a member of Love Point Homemakers Club, 4-H Club Leader and later a member of Chester Homemakers Club. In 1982, she received the Governor’s Citation for Outstanding Service Award, and, in 1987, she received the Queen Anne’s County Court of Honor from the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society. In addition to her parents, she was pre-deceased by her husband, Alfred G. White, who died in 1988; two sisters, Blanche J. Lucas and Miriam J. Middleton; and a brother, George A. Jones. Mrs. White is survived by two daughters, Mary Jane Leaverton and her husband, Marion, and Pauline K. White of Queenstown, MD; three grandchildren, Mariann W. Marston of Dover, DE, M. Bruce Leaverton of Cordova, MD, and Thomas G. Leaverton of Easton, MD; three great-grandchildren, Katherine B. Marston, Joshua D. Leaverton, and Kyle M. Leaverton; and two great-great-grandchildren, Payton and Isabella. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A. in Chester, MD, where family and friends may call from 6 p.m. -8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Interment will be in Stevensville Cemetery in Stevensville, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Talbot Hospice Fund, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601 or to the Hospice of Queen Anne’s Inc., 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617.

Mary Jones White

November 12, 1914 - February 12, 2011