Harold Keith White
July 28, 1937 ~ October 3, 2018
Harold Keith White, age 81, formerly of Columbus, IN, passed away at 8:10 a.m. Wednesday October 3, 2018 at the I. U. Hospice House of Bloomington, IN. He was born July 28, 1937 in Columbus to the late Thomas Daniel White and Sarah Frances Clupper White. Keith enlisted in the United States Air Force Reserve in 1955 where he served as an airman at the Bakalar Air Base in Columbus. He married Donna Sue Hunter on June 8, 1956 and she preceded him in death on March 4, 2009. Keith worked from 1955 to 1987 at Cummins Engine Company and when he retired, he and Donna moved to Winter Haven, Florida. He returned to Indiana last year to be near his family. Keith was a lifelong member of Optimist International, Columbus Breakfast Optimist and Winter Haven Optimist Clubs. He was also a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven and previously was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church and Grace Lutheran Church in Columbus. Keith is survived by his daughter, Diana Dawn “DeeDee” (husband, David) Appel of Gosport, IN; sons, Gary (wife, Shannon) White of Coon Rapids, MN and Timothy Daniel (wife, Donna Marie) White of Hertford, NC; a sister, Kay Parker and a brother Tom White, both of Nashville, IN; eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Donna and a sister Fran Rogers.
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WE were very sorry to learn of Keith’s passing. Keith was a very active member of the Winter Haven Optimist Club and will be missed. He had a real desire to help children and participated in all of our activities to serve youth in many different ways while living in Winter Haven, Florida. His family are in our prayers. May God bless the life of Keith White!
We had the great opportunity to be friends with both and Kieth and Donna while they were members of Grace Lutheran church in Winter Haven. Lorraine and I offer our sympathy to the family.
Dear DeeDee, So sorry to hear of your father’s passing. The video is a lovely tribute. Gale Timour Reed
I am a secretary at Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven, FL. Keith often came early for meetings and studies, and would sit in the front office and talk with me. It was so obvious that he loved his family and was very proud of them. I am very sorry for your loss. Please provide me with an address where we can send memorial notifications to DeeDee.
DeeDee, So sorry to hear about your dad’s passing. Lots of love and hugs come your way.
DeeDee, I am so sorry to read about your father’s recent passing. I have such wonderful memories of growing up and enjoying your family. Please know my thoughts and prayers will be with you.
DeeDee I am totally at a loss for words when someone from Cummins asked me today if I had seen the obituary for Keith. I couldn’t believe it and then to have missed it. I totally loved and respected your dad he was one of the best bosses I had at Cummins and then after his retirement he became a very good friend. Know that if I were able I would have been at his funeral to pay my respects to him. It was almost a meant to meet with my life as I knew your grandmother Alberta when she worked as a cook at Wayne Township school (way back when). She and my mother were friends and working companions. Then I grew older and went to work at Cummins eventually landing a job with H. Keith White which turned out to be Joe Hunters son-in-law which was Alberta’s husband. Have I got you confused yet? Anyway I am sorry that Keith is gone. But he is reunited with your mother and the love of his life. They are both wonderful people. Love, Connie Bradley