Person:David White (30)

11:36, 29 February 2008 (EST)11:36, 29 February 2008 (EST)SanArnold 11:36, 29 February 2008 (EST) The Gleaner - June 22, 1916 11:36, 29 February 2008 (EST)11:36, 29 February 2008 (EST)SanArnold 11:36, 29 February 2008 (EST) Mr. David A. White of Mebane Killed in Auto Wreck Sunday.

    The death of Mr. David A. White Sunday in an auto wreck was a shock to his

friends throughout the county. He and a party of friends were returning in an automobile from a church in Hawfields, some four miles south of Mebane. He was accompanied by Miss Mary Hooker of Durham who sustained three broken ribs and a severe bruise on her back, and Mr. McCoy Patton and Miss Margaret Darby of Maryland who were thrown out and sustained only slight injuries. In attempting to dodge a bad place in the road the car skidded and turned turtle. Mr. White was caught by the heavy car and crushed about the breast. He lived only about twenty minutes after the accident.

    Mr. White was a son of the late Mr. Stephen A. White, one of the country's

most prominent citizens during his lifetime. He was in his 56th year. Over thirty years ago he and his brother W. E. White, started a lumber business and soon thereafter founded the White Furniture Co., which has grown to be one of the largest furniture factories in the South, as well as one of the best known this side of Grand Rapids. No citizen has done more for the growth of the town than "Dave" White. He was full of vim and push all the time and enthusiastic in whatever he engaged. He was loyal to his town, his friends and his church. The burial took place in the cemetery at Mebane on Monday afternoon and was attended by a large number of friends and relatives. Besides his aged mother, there survive three brothers, William E. White, S. Arthur White, and J. Sam White, all of Mebane; two sister, Mrs. Charles Millender of Asheville, and Mrs. W. A. Murray of Mebane.

12:37, 29 February 2008 (EST)12:37, 29 February 2008 (EST)SanArnold 12:37, 29 February 2008 (EST) The Gleaner - June 22, 1916 12:37, 29 February 2008 (EST)12:37, 29 February 2008 (EST)SanArnold 12:37, 29 February 2008 (EST) Mr. David A. White of Mebane Killed in Auto Wreck Sunday.

    The death of Mr. David A. White Sunday in an auto wreck was a shock to his

friends throughout the county. He and a party of friends were returning in an automobile from a church in Hawfields, some four miles south of Mebane. He was accompanied by Miss Mary Hooker of Durham who sustained three broken ribs and a severe bruise on her back, and Mr. McCoy Patton and Miss Margaret Darby of Maryland who were thrown out and sustained only slight injuries. In attempting to dodge a bad place in the road the car skidded and turned turtle. Mr. White was caught by the heavy car and crushed about the breast. He lived only about twenty minutes after the accident.

    Mr. White was a son of the late Mr. Stephen A. White, one of the country's

most prominent citizens during his lifetime. He was in his 56th year. Over thirty years ago he and his brother W. E. White, started a lumber business and soon thereafter founded the White Furniture Co., which has grown to be one of the largest furniture factories in the South, as well as one of the best known this side of Grand Rapids. No citizen has done more for the growth of the town than "Dave" White. He was full of vim and push all the time and enthusiastic in whatever he engaged. He was loyal to his town, his friends and his church. The burial took place in the cemetery at Mebane on Monday afternoon and was attended by a large number of friends and relatives. Besides his aged mother, there survive three brothers, William E. White, S. Arthur White, and J. Sam White, all of Mebane; two sister, Mrs. Charles Millender of Asheville, and Mrs. W. A. Murray of Mebane.