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Helen
Josephine
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Born: 15 Jun 1926, Catawba County, NC Died: Thursday,
24 Jul 2014, Statesville, NC
(age 88) |
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Helen Josephine Loftin was the tenth child
born to
Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine Gilleland.
Helen was born 15 Jun 1926 in Catawba County, NC. |
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The 1930 Census shows Lee Loftin living in the Catawba Township
of Catawba County near his brother Alonzo. Lee is show on
the Census as being widowed and 44 years old. He has six
children at home: Glenn age 17, Ray age 15, Bernice age 13,
Coyte age 11, Foy age 8 and Helen age 3. |
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1930 Catawba County Census |
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Name |
Relation |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
S/M/W |
Age
Md. |
School
this Yr. |
Read
Write |
Birth |
Occupation |
Occupation |
Last |
First |
Loftin |
Lee A. |
Head |
M |
W |
44 |
Wd |
22 |
No |
Yes |
NC |
Farmer |
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Glenn |
Son |
M |
W |
17 |
S |
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No |
Yes |
NC |
Farm Help |
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---- |
Ray |
Son |
M |
W |
15 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
Farm Help |
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---- |
Bernice |
Daughter |
F |
W |
14 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Coyt |
Son |
M |
W |
11 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
none |
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Foy |
Son |
N |
W |
8 |
S |
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Yes |
Yes |
NC |
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Helen |
Daughter |
F |
W |
3 |
S |
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No |
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NC |
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Lee & Josephine
Loftin's Children |
Helen, Foy, Coyte,
Bernice, Ray, Glenn, Marie, Lois |
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Sisters - Lois,
Marie, Bernice and Helen |
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(Left) Helen & Bernice - They frequently dressed alike
(Right) Outside at her first job |
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Helen graduated from Catawba High School and Newton Business
College. She also attended Mitchell Community College. |
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Helen married Willard White on 25 Feb 1956. Their marriage produced four
children. |
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Children of Helen Josephine Loftin and Willard White |
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Steven Lee White |
08 Jun 1958 |
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Eileen Cooke |
Philip Alan White |
20 Dec 1960 |
06 Mar 1981 |
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Phyllis Ann White |
20 Dec 1960 |
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Donald C. Mills,
Jr. |
Brenda Josephine
White |
08 Sep 1963 |
02 Dec 2008 |
Philip L. Morgan |
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Helen with her father, Arthur Lee Loftin |
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The Children of Arthur Lee Loftin & Alice Josephine Gilleland
(and their Spouses) |
(Left to Right)
Flake Robinson, Marie Loftin Robinson, Ray Gilmer, Martha Null
Loftin, Ray Loftin, Bernice Loftin Gilmer, Helen Loftin White,
Oda Bell Stewart Loftin, Preston Mundy, Glenn Loftin, Loise
Loftin Mundy, Coyte Loftin and Kathleen Morrow Loftin |
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(Below) A small group of Lee Loftin's children |
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Ray, Marie, Bernice, Lois, Coyte, Glenn, Helen |
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Helen was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church,
United Daughters of the Confederacy and a former member of Fort
Dobbs Chapter, and American Business Women’s Association |
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Arthur Lee Loftin's daughters
at the 2010 Loftin Family Reunion
[Left to Right]
Lois Loftin Mundy (age 102 in Dec 2010), Helen Loftin White (age
84 in Jun 2010),
Marie Loftin Robinson
(age 100 in Dec 2010), Bernice Loftin Gilmer (age 94 in Oct 2010),
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Helen Josephine Loftin White |
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OBITUARY |
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Mrs. Helen Josephine Loftin White, 88, of Statesville, passed
away on Thursday, July 24, 2014. |
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Mrs. White was born June 15, 1926, in Catawba County, and was
the daughter of the late Arthur Lee Loftin and Alice Josephine
Gilleland Loftin. |
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Helen graduated from Catawba High School and Newton Business
College. She also attended Mitchell Community College.
She was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church,
United Daughters of the Confederacy and a former member of Fort
Dobbs Chapter, and American Business Women's Association. |
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She was married to Willard White in Catawba County on February
25, 1956. |
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In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by a
son, Phillip Alan White, a daugher, Brenda White Morgan, six
brothers, Baby Loftin, Willard Loftin, Glenn Loftin, Foy Loftin,
Roy Loftin and Coyte Loftin, and her sister, Bernice Loftin
Gilmer. She was also preceded in death by her step-mother,
Bertha Kale Loftin and step-sister Wilma K. Moss. |
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Along with her husband of 58 years, Willard White, Helen is also
survived by one son, Steven L. White (and wife Eileen) of
Oriental, NC, one daughter, Phyllis White Mills (and husband
Don) of Jacksonville, FL, and her son-in-law Philip Morgan of
Statesville. She is also survived by five grandchildren,
Daniel and Christine White of Oriental, NC, Gregg Mills, Donald
Mills and Amber Mills Dunn (and husband Brad), all of
Jacksonville, FL. She is further survived by one
great-grandson, Dalton Dunn, and two sister, Lois Loftin Mundy
(age 105) of Catawba, NC, and Marie Loftin Robinson (age 103) of
Newton, NC. |
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A memorial service to celebrate the life of Helen Loftin While
will be conducted at 3:00 PM, Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Wesley
Memorial UMC with Rev. Danny Leonard officiating. The
family will visit with friends from 2:00 until 3:00 PM at the
church. Burial will be it a later date. |
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In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be given to Wesley Memorial
UMC Chancel Choir, 825 Wesley Drive, Statesville, NC 28677 or
Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, 2341 Simonton
Road, Statesville, NC 28625. Nicholson Funeral Home is
serving the family of Helen White |
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Helen created a scrapbook during the 1940s with newspaper
clipping she collected. Those included in the book were her
three brothers (Ray, Coyte & Foy) who were in the military, as
well as other young men and women in the Catawba area who were
also in the military. In addition to military clippings, there
are engagement and wedding announcements and other local news
from the area. Check it out: |
Helen Loftin White's 1940s Scrapbook |
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SOURCE |
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Thanks to Phyllis White
Mills for her help with the Arthur Lee Loftin lineage, including
photos.
You can contact Phyllis at
pmills@ju.edu |
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Thanks to Willard White for
sharing Helen's scrapbook with us |
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A special thanks to Lois Loftin
Mundy, Cathleen Morrow Loftin and Peggy Loftin Brotherton for
the photos of Lee. |
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If you have additional photos or information
about the Helen Loftin White family, please contact me. |
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