Mrs. Ida "Jean" White

February 17, 1928 - June 24, 2020

Ida I. “Jean” White, age 92 of Williamsburg, MI passed on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Traverse City, Michigan. She was born to the late, Wallace and Myrtle (Fraley) Taylor on February 17, 1928, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Jean graduated from Prestonsburg High School in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. She married Lewis White in 1956 in Mancelona, Michigan. They were married 53 years. Lewis preceded Jean in passing in 2009. Lewis and Jean moved to Wayne, MI where she was employed at the Ford Motor Company for 30 years before retiring in 1986. They then moved back to northern Michigan, where they could be close to their daughter, Sonya “Pumkin” White and enjoy retirement. Jean enjoyed quilting and cross stitching. Many of the quilts she worked on while living at Samaritan’s Senior Living were donated to charity. She especially loved her friends and family for whom she enjoyed caring for and spending time with. Jean is survived by her children, Philippa Snipes, of Prestonsburg, KY, Mark (Julie) White, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; granddaughter, Teresa (Marion) Music, of Prestonsburg, KY; great-grandson, Josh Music. She was preceded in passing by a daughter, Sonya White; grandson, Joseph Snipes; two brothers, Wallace B. Taylor, III and Warren H. Taylor. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm at Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm at Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska, Michigan. Memorials are suggested to Munson Hospice Foundation for Hospice Health, 1150 Medical Campus Drive, Traverse City, MI 49684 or Summertree, 210 N. Lake Street, Boyne City, MI 49172. Arrangements provided by Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home. Our family serving yours.