Roger Dale White, Sr., the Old Man and
Mr. Fixit of Monongah, passed away Saturday, October 1.
Roger’s daughter, Shannon White Corbin,
is married to Edward Corbin. Shannon works at Fazio’s Elder Care in Monongah
run by Cora Fazio, my cousin David Fazio’s wife. She’s from Baltimore.
Monongah Mayor Johnboy Palmer called
Roger’s family “a wonderful family.”
Shannon provides an even incredible
story. She wrote to me:
“I grew up in Baltimore. We moved here (Monongah,
on Camden Avenue) when I was a teenager.
“My dad, who people would call Old Man,
retired and stayed with me and took care of my kids while my husband I worked
(Shannon, at Fazio’s Elder Care, run by my cousin Dave Fazio’s wife Cora Fazio).
“On the side he would work on neighbors’
lawn mowers, weed eaters and pretty much anything they would bring to him that
he could fix and get running for them. Pretty soo9n people from all over knew
about the guy that called Old Man in Monongah who would fix things for them and
not charge and arm and a leg.
“He was a simple man who didn’t have
much and didn’t bother anyone. He had a few fellas here in town like Tom Ramsey
(again, someone married to another Fazio cousin, Mary Chris Ramey, also a
marvelous person) he would go fishing and hunting with. But he pretty much
stayed to himself but would help anyone he could.”
That makes Roger one of the most
remarkable people on Earth to me.
Shannon added:
“My mother lives in Monongah. They’ve
been divorced for years but always remained friends. She helped me care for him
until the day he passed away.”
As Johnboy told me: “A wonderful
family.”
The world needs more people like Roger Dale White, Sr.
Roger’s obituary:
Roger Dale White, Sr., 70, of
Monongah passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at his residence with family
by his side. He was born November 11, 1952, in Bluefield, VA, son of the late
Floyd Walker White and Reba Alice Rose Atwood and husband Mack “Jack” Atwood.
Roger worked as a carpenter his
entire life. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Roger is survived by his two
children, Shannon Corbin and husband Edward, Roger White Jr. and their mother
Debra Bingamon White who helped care for him; four grandchildren, Payton
Corbin, Aubrea Corbin, Kearstin White, and Isaiah White; sister, Jackie White,
Charlotte, NC, half-sisters, Donna Kramer, Baltimore, MD, Mary White, Clover,
SC, half-brothers, Mack Atwood, Baltimore, MD, Johnny White, Clover, SC,
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and
stepdad, Roger was preceded in death by his half-sister, Janice Hubbard;
half-brother, Gary White.
Roger will be cremated per his
request. Online condolences can be made at www.affordablefueneralandcremationcenter.com
. Affordable Funeral and Cremation Center is honored to serve the White family.
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