Harry D. White

Harry David White, age 84, died quietly at home in Knightstown on March 17. He was born in Knightstown on May 3, 1930 to Jesse and Margurite (Boren) White. Harry was the youngest of four children, who also included brothers Bob and Sam and sister Louise (Pennington). Two years after graduation from Knightstown High School in 1948, he married Sherry Sue Kinder, who survives. They recently celebrated 64 years of married life together. Their four children Julie (Greg), the late Jane (Roger), Joe (Marsha) and Jana (Scott) and eleven grand and great grandchildren (Chris, Robin, Carrie, Derek, Stephanie, Stuart, Kristen, Colin, Jesse, Laurie, and Isaac) brought them both much joy. He was known as Uncle Hay Hay to his many beloved nieces and nephews.

In high school, Harry was a state champion livestock judge. Afterward, he had a short but fun and successful career in go-cart racing. His first real job was in farming. Then he became a licensed land surveyor and helped lay out some early Weir Cook airport runways and portions of Glen Cove Cemetery. During the 1960s and 70s Harry served as a deputy policeman in Knightstown. Then, for more than 30 years, he worked for the Indiana Department of Transportation as a bridge engineer.

As a life-long member of the Knightstown Friends Church, Harry was a good Christian man and student of the Bible. He was also an avid student of history and a loyal Purdue Boilermaker fan. This last year Harry greatly missed the daily morning meeting of town elders at the Knightstown Corner Bakery.

Services will be at 1:00 PM Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the Knightstown Friends Church with Pastors Roger Campbell and Tim Basford officiating. Burial will follow in Glen Cove Cemetery. Friends may call from 11:00 AM until time of service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation (1-800-473-4636 or www.parkinson.org ) or the American Diabetes Association PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. You may express condolences of share memories of Harry at www.hinsey-brown.com .