Jessie White : Obituary

Jessie Lee Lattie White age 74 of Ellijay, GA., passed from this life on Friday, morning, September 27, 2013.She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, born April 5th, 1939 in Ellijay, GA. to her late parents Claude Walter and Lula Vick Lattie. Ms. White was a graduate of Gilmer High School Class of 1956, graduated Truitt McConnell College in 1958, and attended Shorter College Greater Atlanta School of Design. She began her career self employed, owning and operating White and Ragan Interiors in Stone Mountain, GA., she then worked for Ethan Allen at North Point and then became Design Coordinator for American Home Showplace in Dalton, GA. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Jessie White Scholarship fund c/o Dr. John Yarbrough, 100 Alumni Drive, Cleveland, GA. 30528.

Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Mendy & Jeff Dunigan of Flowery Branch, GA.; son and daughter-in-law Mark and Barbara White of Dallas, TX.; grandchildren Drew, Alec, John, and Sam White, Haley, Sydney and Tyler Dunigan; sister and brother-in-law Betty L. and Charles Nealey of Ellijay, GA.; brother and sister-in-law Douglas and Marcia Roe of Blue Ridge, GA.; nieces Denise Nealey Maloof, Michelle and Kevin Morrisey; nephew Matthew Roe, Vance and Cassia Roe.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29th, 2013 at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Ellijay with Rev. Dan Roser, Rev. Rubin Smith and Dr. J. Truett Gannon officiating. A private interment will follow in the Mountaintown Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brad Arnold, Dean Ellis, Kevin Morrisey, David Pierce, Matthew Roe, Vance Roe, Teddy Southerland, and Robert Gudger.

The family will receive friends from 5p.m. until 9p.m., Saturday, September 28th, 2013 at the Logan Funeral Home.