Reba Carol White was born March 26, 1936 in Twin Falls, Idaho. She is the daughter of Arthur T. Watson and Rebecca Roskelley Watson. She graduated from Twin Falls High School and then attended Brigham Young University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education. She taught elementary school students in Utah, Europe and California for 37 years.
In 1967 she met and fell in love with Richard E. White. They were married on August 26, 1967 in Alhambra, California. On February 15, 1992 they were sealed in the Los Angeles temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Reba was an active member of The Church all of her life. She served in many callings which include Sunday school teacher, the Young Women’s president of her ward in La Mirada, California, a Relief Society visiting teacher, and a young adult leader with her husband.
She passed away peacefully on May 19, 2019 in Payson, Utah. She is survived by her husband Richard E. White of Elk Ridge, UT, her son Matthew T. White of Anaheim, CA, her daughter Amy J. Slagowski of Provo, UT, her sister Gayla Bass of Spanish Fork, UT, and her four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday May 25, 2019 at 12:00 pm in the Elk Ridge 5th ward building located at 450 Elk Ridge Drive in Elk Ridge, Utah. Burial services will take place on Tuesday May 28, 2019 at 10:00 am at the Spanish Fork Cemetery.
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