Goldie Byrum1

F, #20499, b. Jul 13, 1917, d. Jan 15, 2003
Father*Isaac Benjamin Byrum1 b. Nov 23, 1879, d. Sep 15, 1940
Mother*Annie Marie Boyce1 b. Jun 23, 1881, d. Dec 4, 1964

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 13, 1917 Goldie Byrum was born on Jul 13, 1917 at Nansemond, City Of Suffolk, Virginia, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Isaac Benjamin Byrum and Annie Marie Boyce.1 
Death*Jan 15, 2003 Goldie Byrum died on Jan 15, 2003, at age 85 at Windsor, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia, United States, under the last name White, Rupert T.1 
ObituaryJan 17, 2003  OBITUARY: Goldie Byrum White, 85, formerly of the 4100 block of Holland Road, died Jan. 15, 2003 at Tandem Healthcare of Windsor.

A native of Nansemond County, she was the daughter of the late Issac B. and Annie Boyce Byum, the widow of Rupert T. White Sr. and was predeceased by six brothers. Mrs. White was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Christian Church since 1952, where she was active with the Mary Sue Brittle Sunday School Class and the Johnson Circle.

Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Rupert T. White Jr. and Tanya J. White of Wakefield, Va., and Ronnie H. and Cindy N. White of Leavenworth, Kan; five grandchildren, Cindy Ketcham, Donna Ross, Charles T. White, Brian White and Brandon White; two stepgrandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; great-grandchildren, Dean Ketcham and Dwayne Ketcham; and a sister, Thaddus Pate of Suffolk.

A funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Sidney F. Harrell Chapel of Harrell and Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Jonathan Palmer officiating. Interment will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at 122 Springfield Terrace, Suffolk.

Memorials may be made to the Bethlehem Christian Church Building Fund, 1549 Holland Road, Suffolk, VA 23434 or the Alzheimer's Association.

Published in The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, January 17, 2003, Pg. B7.2
 
Burial*Jan 18, 2003 She was buried on Jan 18, 2003 at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Suffolk, City of Suffolk, Virginia, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 112281121.3 

Citations

  1. [S862] Site - RootsWeb.com, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.