Sylvia O. White Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mansfield – Sylvia O. White, 70, died Thursday, January 03, 2013, at Winchester Terrace Nursing Home after an extended illness. Sylvia was born January 28, 1942, in Mobile, AL, to the late Henry Shepard and Celestine Moffett. She made Mansfield her home for the past 64 years. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church for many of years and a homemaker. Sylvia leaves to cherish in her memory five daughters, LaWanda (Steve) Taylor, Tamela (Joseph Reed) White, all of Mansfield, Lisa (Lee Wilson) White, of Kansas City, KS, Denise White, Columbus and Natasha (Louis Young) White, of Mansfield; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mildred (Glenn) Bonner, Carolyn (Eddie) Caldwell and Cheryl (Donald) Bryant, all of Mansfield; Deborah (Alex) Shoulders, Yorktown, VA; Audrey Gore, of Columbus; three brothers, Aubrey (Joyce) Shepard and Michael Shepard, of Mansfield; Henry Shepard, of Cleveland; a host nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in by her husband, her parents, two nephews, Michael Caldwell and Sidney White. The services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 9, 2013, with one hour prior calling; At Mt Calvary Baptist Church, 343 North Main St, with Clifton Chandler officiating. The burial will follow at Mansfield Cemetery. The family has entrusted Small’s Funeral Services with the arrangements.

Sylvia O. White

January 28, 1942 - January 3, 2013