Chaplain Edison C. White

Chaplain Edison C. White, 85, of Plainfield, passed away July 5, 2008. He was born August 27, 1922 to the late Andrew and Myrtie (Woodcox) White in Akron, IN. He served in the US Army in the 1st Calvary Div. during WWII. He was the Chaplain at the Indiana Boys School in Plainfield for 26 years retiring in 1987. He attended the Avon Community Church of God, and was a member of the Plainfield Kiwanis Club of which he was a charter member and served as past president, and the Plainfield Church Federation. He was a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Award. He is survived by a son, Dean E.(Tammy) White; a daughter, Diane R. White; a son-in-law, Ron Bowen; a brother, Charles (Kris) Pletcher; a granddaughter, Stephanie I. (Josh) Nelson; and a special family friend, Don Penrod. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mable I. (Mitschelen) White, and a daughter, Donna I. Bowen. Funeral services will be at 7:00 pm Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, Plainfield, where friends may call from 2:00 pm until service time at 7:00 pm on Tuesday. Interment will be at Akron (IN) Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons International.