Edith Mae Doss White

Mrs. Edith Mae Doss White, 100, of Crossett, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the Ashley County Medical Center. She was born in Hamburg on December 17, 1912. She worked by her husband's side at the Chase Bag Cafe', the Paper Mill Cafeteria, in their home garden and when he became a pastor in the Lord's church. She was known to all her family as "Mimmie" and she trusted in the Lord as her personal savior when she was young and later taught Sunday School for many years. She was a member of the Cross Road Missionary Baptist Church and she was known for her homemade recipes and baked goods, especially hot rolls. She is preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Ashton R. White in 1984; an infant daughter, Linda Kay White; her parents, Elmer & Beulah Barnett Doss; four brothers, Wilton, Alvin, James & Charles Doss; a sister, Annie Doss Moore and two daughters-in-law, Norma Hester White and Thelma Hicks White. She is survived by a daughter, Faith White Nowlin and husband, John; three sons, Reginald Dean White, Donald Lane White and Dale Wade White and wife, Shelia, all of Crossett; 11 grandchildren, Gary White and wife, Patty, Wendy Griswould and husband, Dan, Denise Hudson, Kim Massey and husband, Garry, Kristy McKenzie and husband, John, Ken White and wife, Denise, Ronza Stell and husband, Jerry, Sherri Breshears and husband, Keith, Jay Nowlin and wife, Felicia, and Phillip Nowlin; 17 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cross Road Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Crossroad Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the East Gate Mission, 12278 Isle Royale Drive, Peyton, Colo. 80831 or to Cross Road Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund, 111 Ashley 391 Road, Crossett, Ark. 71635. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg. Online guest book at www.jones-hartshorn.com.