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- Maggie's Obituary as found in The Commerce News, June 9, 1927
Mrs. Maggie Susan White aged 49 years died several days ago at her home at High Point, N.C., after an illness of six weeks duration. She is survived by her husband, Mr. Lee White and the following children: Henry White of Penn., Alvin P. White and A. L. White, both of Chicago and Mrs. Bettie Shaw of Randalmen, N. C., also by four step children and one grand child. She was married thirty three years ago and joined the Centenary Methodist church at Macon, GA. Among the out of town attendants at the funeral were Mrs. Ella Hawks and Mrs. John Henshaw. Rev. W. W. Pippen, Jr., conducted the funeral service.
Maggie's Obituary as found in The High Point Enterprise, May 31, 1927
Mrs White Dies in Hospital Here, Funeral Services Will Take Place at Commerce, GA., Thursday AfternoonMrs. Maggie Susan White, wife of Lee White, died at a local hospital yesteday morning shortly after 6 o'clock, following an illness of several weeks. Mrs. White was 48 years old.Mrs. White was born in Jackson county, Georgia, November 20, 1876. She came to High Point four years ago.Early in life she joined the Methodist church, and at the time of her death, she was affiliated with the First Methodist Episcopal church, of Macon, GA.The deceased is survived by the husband; three sons, Harvey White, of Philadelphia, Pa.; A. L. and A. P. White, of Chicago, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Bettie Hinshaw, of Randleman. Five sisters and two brothers, who live in Georgia, also survive. The body will remain at the Yow Funeral home until tomorrow, when it will be removed to the residence at 107 Briggs avenue. The funeral party will leave with the remains for Commerce, GA., Wednesday night, where funeral services and burial will take place, Thursday afternoon.
Her headstone in the George L. Martin cemetery in Commerce, Georgia reads:
Maggie S. wife of Lee White 1878-1927, "She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all."
Maggie Susan Martin White's Death Certificate InformationResidence: 107 Briggs, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
Age: 48 years 4 months 10 days
Time of death: 5 May 1927 at 5:55 p.m.
Cause of death: Nephrolithiasis, Rt. Kidney
Undertaker: David T. Yaw(?) of High Point
Burial: Commerce, GA 2 Jun 1927
Occupation: Domestic
Parents: Geo Martin and Nancy Hawks both born in GA
Informant: Lee White, residence High Point
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