ObituaryJewel N. White, 87, of Fort Myers, died Sunday, April 15, 2001. She moved here in 1948 from Punta Gorda, FL and was co-founder, owner and operator of White Furniture Store in Fort Myers, and part owner of Naples Furniture Co. and Tropical Furniture Co. Mrs. White was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Fort Myers and a past matron of the Punta Gorda Order of the Eastern Star and a 50 year member of the O.E.S. Chapter 31. Surviving are her sons Gene (Ann) White of Fort Myers, and Richard C. (Linda) White of Goodland, FL, her sister, Frances N. French of Fort Myers, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband C.W. White. Funeral service will be Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the chapel of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. An Eastern Star service will be conducted by O.E.S. Chapter 31. Interment will follow at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation from family and friends will be from 3:30 p.m. until service time. The family prefers that memorial contributions be made to the Masonic Home of Florida, 3201 1st. St., NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33704.