Evangelist Rosemary White's Obituary
Evangelist Rosemary White, daughter of Jack Brannum and Estelle Bowden Brannum, was born on August 11, 1945 in Washington, DC. She graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, DC in 1963.
She married her sweetheart, Ralph L. White on March 14, 1964. They were happily married for 54 years. From this union, they were blessed with eight children that she truly loved and adored.
Evangelist Rosemary White accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of 16, filled with the Holy Ghost and baptized in the name of Jesus at Holy Redeemer Pentecostal Holiness Church in Washington, DC under the leadership of Prophetess Sylvia Jones, Pastor. She later served faithfully beside her husband and Pastor, Apostle Ralph L. White as First Lady of Salvation Free Pentecostal Church of God and White House of Prayer, International Ministries for 48 years until she was called home to be with the Lord.
For many years, Evangelist White was a stay-at-home mother until her set of twins reached the age of 11. She then began working as a Sales Associate at Woodward & Lothrop, Macy’s and Belks. She retired from the retail industry in 2009.
Evangelist White was a quiet woman of great wisdom, noble character, valor and strength that loved the Lord and her family. She embodied the Proverbs 31 Woman. She was a virtuous woman that served God with all her heart, mind and soul. She served others willingly and with a cheerful spirit. Rosemary created an atmosphere of warmth and love for her family and all that she encountered.
2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
Evangelist Rosemary White was preceded in death by her son, MacArthur White.
Evangelist Rosemary White leaves to cherish her precious memories to, her loving and devoted husband, Apostle Ralph L. White; four sons, Ralph L. White, Jr. of Partlow, VA, McKinley White and wife, Renee of Washington, DC, Walter Alonzo White of Partlow, VA, and Aubrey Daniel White, of Partlow VA; three daughters, Sylvia Michelle White and husband, Bobby of Waldorf, MD, Mary Antionette Gamble and husband, Fred of Capitol Heights, MD, and Audrey Lee Butler and husband, Karrie of Waldorf, MD; one brother, Ronald Brannum; 26 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Rosemary White’s family will receive friends from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Touch Hearts Christian Center, 2094 Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford, VA. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Her interment will follow in Glen Haven Memory Gardens. Family and friends will return to the church for the repast immediately following the interment.
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