William R. White Jr.

William R. White, Jr., of Chestertown, MD, died on Thursday December 27, 2018, in the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center, Chestertown, MD. He was 94. Mr. White was born near Rolph’s Wharf, Chestertown, MD, the son of the late William Robert White, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Elliott White. He was a resident of Chestertown for more than 25 years, of Centreville for nearly 35 years, and Kingstown for the last 29 years. He was a graduate of Chestertown High School and a United States Army Veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific Theater (New Guinea) as a Mechanical Technician. After returning home, Mr. White worked for a short time with Chestertown’s electric company, then went to work for the C&P Telephone Co., where he enjoyed a 35-year career. While employed with C&P, he was among employees cited by The AT&T National Committee to receive the Theodore N. Vail Memorial Award in recognition of courage and devotion to duty in performing acts of noteworthy public service during the explosions at the munitions plant in Chestertown on July 16, 1954. Mr. White was a member of the Jeff Davis American Legion Post 18, of Centreville and served there as an adjutant. He was also a member of the Centreville United Methodist Church where he served as treasurer of the Methodist Men’s group for many years. Mr. White enjoyed fishing and crabbing, was very handy at fixing most anything mechanical, and enjoyed playing golf with his wife during his retirement years. In addition to his parents, Mr. White was predeceased by his wife, Catherine L. White in 2009; siblings Lusby Elliott, Ronald White, Ralph White and Charles “Trixie” White; and children, William Robert White III and Susan Elaine White. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Jean Semenick and husband, Bill, of Laurel, MD; sister, Betty Kay Coleman, of New Port Richey, FL; grandson, Aaron Semenick, and wife Angela of New Market, MD; a great-grandson, Will Semenick; and great-granddaughter, Alyssa Semenick; as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019, at 11am, in the Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Rd., Chestertown, MD, where friends and family may call after 10 am. Internment will follow in the Chester Cemetery in Chestertown. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in his memory be made to The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc., 5570 Sterrett Place, Suite 204, Columbia, MD. 21044.

William R. White Jr.

June 28, 1924 - December 27, 2018