Vernon Richard 'Porky' White

Vernon Richard "Porky" White of Cuba, Missouri was born Sunday, January 2, 1944 at St. James, Missouri to the union of James and Iva (nee: Scott) White and left from this life on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at St. Peters, Missouri at the age of 68 years. Porky, as he was known by many, was united in marriage to Sharon Monda on July 6, 1963 at Cuba, Missouri and to this union four children were born; Keven, Brian, Melissa and Shawn. Porky retired in 2006 from the Teamsters after thirty plus years of truck driving. In his spare time he enjoyed mowing the grass, test driving cars, trucks and tractors and he would sit for hours drinking coffee or tea and telling stories. Porky was a loving son, brother, husband, dad, pappy, brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle, cousin and friend. He will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him. He is preceded in death by his parents James and Iva White, his loving aunt and uncle who raised him Ruth and EH Oberkrom, brothers Tom White, Donald White, Leon and wife Barbara White and Bob White, brother-in-laws Dean Northington, Bob Hines, Jim Nelson and Roger Monda, mother-in-law and father-in-law Walter and Nellie Monda and other relatives and friends. Those who are left to treasure his memory and to continue his legacy are his loving wife of nearly 49 years Sharon White of the home, four children Keven and wife Denise White, Brian and wife Renee White, Melissa White and Shawn White all of Cuba, eight amazing grandchildren Wesley White, Brianna Blankenship, Amber White, Katie White, Nick White, Mackenzie White, Taylor White and Olivia White, one brother Frank and wife Sylvia White of Cuba, one sister Dixie Northington of Windsor, Missouri, sister-in-laws Lucy White of Springfield, Missouri, Shirley and husband Charles Kelley of St. Louis, Mary Hines of St. Louis, Carol Nelson of St. James, brother-in-laws Buel and wife Mary Monda of Sullivan and Ivan "Bud" Monda of Nashville, Tennessee, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be Monday, May 14, 2012 from 5 till 8 PM at the Mizell Funeral Home, 904 W Washington, Cuba, Missouri. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba. Special music will be "I Walk the Line" "Daddy's Hands" and "One Piece at a Time". Interment and prayers will follow at the Kinder Cemetery. The Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba is honored to be serving the White family.

Visitation Details

Monday, May 14th, 2012 5:00pm - 8:00pm, Mizell Funeral Home

Service Information

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 11:00am, Mizell Funeral Home

Interment Details

Kinder Cemetery