WHITE GARY A

CW4 Gary "Dad" A. White was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/01/2022 at the age of 75.7 from Accident
Enterprise, AL
Flight Classes 69-31 and 69-33
Date of Birth 06/30/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with C/2/20 ARA 1 CAV in 70
Call sign in Vietnam BLUE MAX 28T
This information was provided by Maurice Cookson

More detail on this person: Obituary Ret. CW4 Gary Almon White of Enterprise passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022. He was 75. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church in Enterprise with Reverend Chris Thomas officiating. Burial will be at Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo with Sorrells Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 1:00 p.m. and continue until time of service. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Gary's memory to: The Wounded Warrior Project, https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate or Ministry to the Military, https://app.clovergive.com/App/Giving/clodo-minist rytothemilitaryandinternationals. Gary was born June 30, 1946 in Florence, Alabama to the late Almon Benny and Elizabeth Millinea White. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his sister, Norma Crowson. Gary retired from the U.S. Army in 1988 and was ordained in 1987 as a Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) elder. His greatest joy in his latter years was studying and teaching God's word and mentoring young men. For recreation he enjoyed fishing, golfing and skeet shooting. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Jan White; children, Terry Johnson (Shannon) of Alabaster, AL, Cathy Richardson (Rob) of Alabaster, AL, Leigh Smoak (Brian) of Athens, AL, Mary Ellen White of Charleston, SC, Caroline Daniels (Stephen) of Alabaster, AL and Clay White (Young Hee) of Monument, CO; sisters, Nana Kay White and Janie Phillips (Robert) both of Florence, AL; 20 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ret. CW4 Gary, please visit our floral store. Services VISITATION Thursday March 10, 2022 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM First Presbyterian Church in Enterprise FUNERAL SERVICE Thursday March 10, 2022 2:00 PM First Presbyterian Church in Enterprise BURIAL National Cemetery of Alabama 3133 Hwy 119 Montevallo, AL 35115 Donations Wounded Warrior Project 7020 A.C. Skinner Parkway, Suite 100, Jacksonville FL 32256 Tel: 1-877-832-6997 Web: http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Ministry to the Military Web: https://app.clovergive.com/App/Giving/clodo-minist rytothemilitaryandinternationals

Burial information: National Cemetery of Alabama

This information was last updated 03/17/2022

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025