Jessie Cole White, age 92, entered her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.  She was born on February 18, 1932, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Baxter Cleveland Cole and Bertha Elizabeth Hooper Cole. 

Jessie worked in several jobs over the years including Skyland Textiles and later for Tanner Companies where she retired after many years’ service.

She was a faithful member of Liberty Baptist Church and truly had the heart of a servant.  She loved her church, and her greatest joy was in doing for others.  Jessie was a devoted wife, a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother.  Jessie loved to garden, and her garden was always planted with extra rows of vegetables to share with her neighbors and friends.  She enjoyed cooking for her family, canning, sewing, and a game of dominos. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Ted Duncan White in 2019, her son-in-law, Roger Winn, her grandson, Blake Tyler Luckadoo, and her great-grandson, Christopher Sutton.

Survivors include her son, Ted Duncan White, II, and wife Mickey of Cliffside, her daughters, Wanda Winn of Forest City, Carolyn Cantrell and husband Ricky of Rutherfordton, Tammy Luckadoo and husband Phil of Rutherfordton, and Ann Doggett and husband Max of Forest City, her sister, Odessa Cole Bailey of Bostic as well as 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren and her faithful dog, Freddie.

The funeral service will be held at 4 o’clock Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Liberty Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Mack Tester and Reverend Owen Duncan officiating.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 2 until 3:45 on Sunday in the Sanctuary at Liberty Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to Liberty Baptist Church Building Fund, Post Office Box 1000, Ellenboro, North Carolina 28040.

The Padgett and King Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com