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4, 1917 - March 5, 2010SOUTH BEND - Thelma White, 92, of South Bend, IN, passed away from this life on Friday, March 5, 2010, in the Sanctuary at Saint Joseph. Thelma was born on July 4, 1917, in Money, MS, to Rev. Lawson (Emma) Hudson, and was the youngest of 16 children. She later married Wilber White Sr. To this union 11 children were born and they relocated to Memphis, TN (her husband and four children preceded her in death). She lived several years in Memphis and later relocated to South Bend, IN. Thelma confessed Christ at an early age and united with the Second Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. Samuel Chase Jr. and remained an active member under the current pastor, Rev. Andre Wells Sr. until she entered the Sanctuary at Saint Joseph (nursing home). She is survived by five daughters, Modena Clark of South Bend, Edna Mae Davis, Mary Alice Parks and Loria Wilson, all of Memphis, TN, and Avis Jean Hardy of Livermore, CA; two sons, James Alfred White of Kansas City, KS, and Emmet Calvin White of Martinez, CA. Also, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, great great great grandchildren; cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of other family members and friends near and far. A visitation will be held a Friday, March 12th, from 11 a.m. in the Second Baptist Church, 24828 Fillmore Road, with a funeral service to follow the visitation at noon. The Rev. Andre Wells Sr. will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Clark O'Neal Funeral Home has been entrusted with services.