Mary Minton

1912 - 2009  (96 years)

• Name	Mary Minton
  Birth	30 Oct 1912
  	Mary Minton White - Star-Telegram - (Feb/24/2009) Mary Minton White 1912 - 2009 Mary Minton White, 96, passed awayFriday, Feb. 20, 2009. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy FamilyCatholic Church, the Rev. Joe Pemberton, celebrant. Interment: MountOlivet Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson'sHarveson and Cole Funeral Home. A lifetime resident of Fort Worth, Mary was born Oct. 30, 1912, thethird child of the late Herbert and Lula Minton who were pioneercattle raisers in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Following her graduationfrom North Side High School, Mary attended Texas Christian University,majoring in business. She worked in her father's business, Blue BonnetPacking Company, and married Bernard White at All Saints CatholicChurch, a marriage that lasted 65 years. Bernard's family werewell-known as the owners of L. White Boot and Saddle Shop for morethan 50 years. Mary was an avid reader and a devoted fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Anexcellent cook, she made everyone look forward to holidays. She was adevout Catholic convert, a strong, generous, inspiring woman who wasvery proud of her family, and never missed a chance to brag aboutthem. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband,Bernard; daughters, Rosemary White Drollinger and Jean White; twobrothers; and uncles, Roscoe Minton, Tarrant County commissioner from1954 to 1968, and Sherman Minton, United States Supreme Court Justicefrom 1949 to 1956. Survivors: Her son, Bernard "Hunter" White; grandchildren, JeanStevens, Anne Waters, Beth Hoffacker, Tony Drollinger and JoeDrollinger; 12 great-grandchildren; and many dear friends. (Internet extraction provided by David H. Drollinger 4 Mar 2011)
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Feb 2009
  	Mary Minton White - Star-Telegram - (Feb/24/2009) Mary Minton White 1912 - 2009 Mary Minton White, 96, passed awayFriday, Feb. 20, 2009. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy FamilyCatholic Church, the Rev. Joe Pemberton, celebrant. Interment: MountOlivet Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson'sHarveson and Cole Funeral Home. A lifetime resident of Fort Worth, Mary was born Oct. 30, 1912, thethird child of the late Herbert and Lula Minton who were pioneercattle raisers in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Following her graduationfrom North Side High School, Mary attended Texas Christian University,majoring in business. She worked in her father's business, Blue BonnetPacking Company, and married Bernard White at All Saints CatholicChurch, a marriage that lasted 65 years. Bernard's family werewell-known as the owners of L. White Boot and Saddle Shop for morethan 50 years. Mary was an avid reader and a devoted fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Anexcellent cook, she made everyone look forward to holidays. She was adevout Catholic convert, a strong, generous, inspiring woman who wasvery proud of her family, and never missed a chance to brag aboutthem. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband,Bernard; daughters, Rosemary White Drollinger and Jean White; twobrothers; and uncles, Roscoe Minton, Tarrant County commissioner from1954 to 1968, and Sherman Minton, United States Supreme Court Justicefrom 1949 to 1956. Survivors: Her son, Bernard "Hunter" White; grandchildren, JeanStevens, Anne Waters, Beth Hoffacker, Tony Drollinger and JoeDrollinger; 12 great-grandchildren; and many dear friends. (Internet extraction provided by David H. Drollinger 4 Mar 2011)
  Burial	26 Feb 2009	Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX
  Person ID	I16579	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2017

  
  

  Family	Bernard White
  Children	1. Rosemary NMN White,   b. 8 Nov 1937, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX d. 25 Apr 1995, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX (Age 57 years)   2. Bernard "Hunter" White   3. Jean White
  Family ID	F5589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  According to Kyle Mark Drollinger Jr. who I spoke with by telephonetoday (4 Mar 2011) for the first time, confessed to me that Mary andBernard had a total of three children, born in the following order:Rosemary (1st), Bernard (2nd) and Jean (3rd). (David H. Drollinger 4 Mar 2011) Mary Minton White - Star-Telegram - (Feb/24/2009) Mary Minton White 1912 - 2009 Mary Minton White, 96, passed awayFriday, Feb. 20, 2009. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy FamilyCatholic Church, the Rev. Joe Pemberton, celebrant. Interment: MountOlivet Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson'sHarveson and Cole Funeral Home. A lifetime resident of Fort Worth, Mary was born Oct. 30, 1912, thethird child of the late Herbert and Lula Minton who were pioneercattle raisers in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Following her graduationfrom North Side High School, Mary attended Texas Christian University,majoring in business. She worked in her father's business, Blue BonnetPacking Company, and married Bernard White at All Saints CatholicChurch, a marriage that lasted 65 years. Bernard's family werewell-known as the owners of L. White Boot and Saddle Shop for morethan 50 years. Mary was an avid reader and a devoted fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Anexcellent cook, she made everyone look forward to holidays. She was adevout Catholic convert, a strong, generous, inspiring woman who wasvery proud of her family, and never missed a chance to brag aboutthem. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband,Bernard; daughters, Rosemary White Drollinger and Jean White; twobrothers; and uncles, Roscoe Minton, Tarrant County commissioner from1954 to 1968, and Sherman Minton, United States Supreme Court Justicefrom 1949 to 1956. Survivors: Her son, Bernard "Hunter" White; grandchildren, JeanStevens, Anne Waters, Beth Hoffacker, Tony Drollinger and JoeDrollinger; 12 great-grandchildren; and many dear friends. (Internet extraction provided by David H. Drollinger 4 Mar 2011)