Reva White 1890-1965

WHITE, CROW, DAVIS

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 10/13/2021 at 07:53:47

November 18, 1965 - Monticello Express

OLIN - Funeral services for Mrs. Reva White, 75, were held Monday afternoon at Hayden Funeral home. The Rev. Robert G. Jones officiated. Burial was in the Olin cemetery.

Mrs. White died Nov. 12 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Davis in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born Aug. 27, 1890 in Linn county, the daughter of Charles F. and Mertie Boyles Crow. She graduated from Anamosa high school in 1908 and attended Cornell college, Mt. Vernon. She was deputy county auditor until 1912 when she married Dr. Seward White of Olin.

They lived at Olin until 1955 when Dr. White retired and they moved to Cincinnati to be near their daughter. Dr. White died in 1961.

Mrs. White was postmaster in Olin for a number of years, and was a member of the Methodist church, Eastern Star and American Legion Auxiliary.

In addition to her daughter, she is survived by two grandchildren and a brother, Charles M. Crow, Los Angeles, Calif.