John Durwood White

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John Durwood White - Madison Parish, Louisiana

From Lafayette (LA) Acadiana Advocate July 21, 2021

Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at 1:00 pm at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette for John "Durwood" White, 81, who passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021, at the home of his loving family in Lafayette. Visitation will be observed at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette on Thursday, July 22 from 9:00 am until the time of service. Interment will follow in Fountain Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette. Reverend Craig Beeman, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Winnsboro, LA, will officiate.

John Durwood White, affectionately known by "Durwood", was born on December 29, 1939, in Newellton, LA. One of five siblings born to parents Woodrow Wilson White and Vera Woodrow Wilkins White, Durwood was raised in Tallulah, LA and was a long-time resident of Winnsboro, LA. He retired after many years as a Production Mechanical Operator on the gas pipeline for United Gas, and was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Winnsboro.

In his community, Durwood was a proud member of the local Farmer's Market Association in the Winnsboro area and was fondly known to his neighbors as "the chicken man." A strong man of faith, he was honest and liked to laugh and feed people. Durwood's family, his "work" family and his church family meant everything to Durwood; he leaves a legacy of faith, friendship and love for others and will be deeply missed.

Durwood is survived by his five children, sons Corey White and his wife Julie, of Houston, TX and Jack White, of Munson, FL and daughters Cindy White, of Hammond, LA, Bonnie Richard and her husband Richie, of Lafayette, LA and Verna Pittman, also of Munson, FL; his daughter-in-law, Malaisa White, of Brookhaven, MS; his brother and sister-in-law, Don White and his wife Erna Faye, of Baton Rouge, LA; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren, with one "on-the-way"; two great-great-grandchildren, with one "on-the-way" and numerous dear nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Neal White; two brothers, Jack and Wayne White and his only sister, Patsy Priest.

The family wishes to thank Durwood's great-niece, Maggie Warner, all of his work friends from the pipeline who were his second family and his church family in Winnsboro, as well as the staff of Heart of Hospice, LLC in Lafayette and all of the other medical teams involved in his care, for the compassion shown to Durwood and his family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the White family. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 1010 Pandora St., 337-981-7098 is in charge of arrangements.