Rose Marie "Sis" Vincent

1925 - 2007  (82 years)

• Name	Rose Marie "Sis" Vincent  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Sis
  Birth	23 Jul 1925	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Aug 2007	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana   [3]
  Notes	Rose Marie "Sis" Vincent White, 82, a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, surrounded by family and close friends. "Sis," founder of The Boarding House Catering and former co-owner of H White Construction County, was well-known for coordinating fundraisers for local parochial schools and other charity work throughout the community. She was a founding member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church and was later a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Lake Charles. She w as also a member of Catholic Daughters of America, the Ladies Altar Society, National Association of Women in Construction, Louisiana Restaurant Association, National Federation of Independent Businesses, and Women Business Owners Association, and was inducted into the Companions of Honor by the Diocese of Lake Charles. Mrs. White was a 1942 graduate of St. Charles Academy and graduated from Vincent's Business College before marrying John Homer White, with whom she had eight children and one foster daughter. Survivors include her brother, Martin Van Vincent; her children, James M. "Jimmy" White, Patricia Jo "Trish" White, Rose Katherine "Rosie" Tower and husband Wendell "Dub" Tower, Veronica "Pookie" White, Molly Jackson and husband Joe Jackson, Nanette White, and Cora Lynn Caldwell; son-in- law Nicola "Nick" Vartuli; daughter-in-law Vivia Cormier White; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews and numerous friends whom she loved unconditionally. "Sis" was preceded in death by her parents, Rose Felicia Vincent and Amos Joseph Vincent; a brother, Monsignor Amos J. "A.J." Vincent; her beloved husband, J. Homer White; one daughter, Marie Lorene "Butch" Vartuli; one son, John H. "Johnny" White Jr.; a son in-law, Randy Caldwell; and two great-grandchildren, Alex and Emma. 'Sis" White was well known for her kindness and generosity toward those in need of food, shelter and love over the years. She will long be remembered for her good deeds and hospitality. A funeral Mass will be at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3. The Rev. Wayne LeBleu, Monsignor James Gaddy, Monsignor Harry Greig, Monsignor Jace Eskind, Monsignor Charles Dubo is and the Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau will co-celebrate. Burial will follow in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will be in Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. A rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. followed by a Scripture service. Visitation will continue on Monday from 8- 10:45 a.m. in the funeral home. Remembrances may be made by donations to the Autism Society of Southwest Louisiana, P.O. Box 1805, Lake Charles, LA 70602; the Christ the King Church Building Fund, 7680 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles, LA 70607; or the American Cancer Society, 1 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1585, Lake Charles, LA 70629. Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www.johnsonfuneralhome.net.
  Person ID	I14644	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	John Homer White,   b. 29 Oct 1919, Sabine County, Texas d. Jun 1987, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Charlie White shows them as the parents of: Mary Loraine, Patricia Joe, Johnnie, Rose Katherine, Jimmie, Veronica, Mollie and Nannette WHITE.
  Family ID	F3554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2012

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Jul 1925 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Death - 30 Aug 2007 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S463] White, Charlie-Family Researcher DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD WHITE. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 91 (Reliability: 3). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=swla2010&id=I073426 (Reliability: 3).