Raymond Walter White

Raymond Walter White March 23, 1924-April 29, 2020 Raymond Walter White went to be with Jesus April 29, 2020, at the age of 96, after a short battle with cancer. He was one of 13 children and had many adventures growing up. He finished his senior year at Vancouver High but missed his graduation ceremony because he had joined the Navy by the time that happened. He served as an electrician aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington. He married Evelyn Seal April 26, 1945, on a leave from the Navy. He spent his working years as a furrier, first as an apprentice at Vancouver Fur Factory, and eventually owned his own shops, Broadway Furs in Vancouver, WA and R. W. White Furs in Yakima, WA. They moved to Kirkland, WA where he was employed at Seattle Fur Service. He took out time from fur work to go into partnership in business with Clark Main in Yakima for a few years, He later returned to Vancouver where he was employed in the fur department at Meier and Frank in Portland until his retirement in 1988. Ray was active in the Nazarene Church all his life and was a quiet man of faith, integrity, unheralded generosity, and kindness. He lived out his faith and was a loyal follower of Christ Jesus. He enjoyed nothing more than spending time with his family and could grill a mean hamburger. He completely restored a 1934 Chevy and it was his pride and joy. He enjoyed table games and always seemed to win! If you wanted to see his eyes light up, just mention pie... He and Evelyn and the family enjoyed camping in the summer and after the kids were grown, the two of them enjoyed being "snowbirds" in Arizona for many winters. Ray was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Evelyn. He is survived by two sisters, Donna (George) Abraham and Bonnie (Dick) Borcherding; four children, Jeanne (Rick) Jorgensen, Dan (Gloria) White, Sandy (Tom) Self, and Susie (Bob) Risor; 9 grandchildren, 21 greats and 4 great-greats. Ray's virtual online Celebration of Life Service - Part I, will be held Saturday, May 30 at 1:00 p.m. PDT at: https://hillcrestnaz.org/raywhite/ The service will also be available for later viewing at the same link. Also, please plan to join the family in person for Part II of Ray's Celebration of Life in his honor in the near future when restrictions are lifted and we can all be together. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to waterandlight.international, Take Action tab. This is a mission work in Nicaragua that was dear to Ray's heart.

Raymond Walter White

March 23, 1924 - April 29, 2020