Roy White, age 82, of Cornelia died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. White was born on July 19, 1925, in Banks County to the late Paul F. and Lucy B. Moss White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Fred and Wilton White; sister, Ruby Wood; and first wife, Esther Jane Parker White. Mr. White was a member of the Hillside Baptist Church. There he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher as well as church treasury for the Georgia Baptist Children's Fund. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II and the Korean War. While serving, he was awarded the Purple Heart for Valor. Mr. White was retired from Johnson and Johnson with 36 years of dedicated service. Survivors include his wife, Betty White, Cornelia; stepdaughter, Carolyn Waldon, Cornelia; sons, Johnny White, Maineville, Ohio, and Ronald White, Fayetteville; stepson, Mitchell Lewallen, Alto; sisters, Marie Wood, Fayetteville, and Ruth White, Milledgeville; five grandchildren, Jaime Adkins, Kyle Waldon, Megan Ivie, Lisa Mills and Whitney Lewallen; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Rev. Larry Free, the Rev. Billy Burrell and the Rev. Billy Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Line Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Hillside Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 726, Cornelia, GA 30531. Those wishing to express condolences may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin