Estella W. White, 73, of Hopewell, VA formerly of Cedar, MI passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, August 5, 2011. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Hopewell, VA. She was retired from Allied Signal Corporation in Chester, VA after twenty-five years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas E. Sr. and Katherine (Skipski) Witkowski, and a brother, Thomas E. Witkowski, Jr. She is survived by her husband of fifty-three years, James Tillman White Sr.; three daughters, Robin Harris and husband James of Chester, VA, Dawn McGuire and husband Stephen Sr., Paula Duncan and husband John; two sons, James T. White Jr., and Ronald E. White, all of Hopewell, VA; daughter-in-law, Cathy White of Chester, VA; grandchildren, Jesse, Mariah and Karley White, Johnathan Pearson, Alexis, Brad and Brian Harris, Tasha, Cole and Tyler Legat, Jamie Rodriguez, Stephen McGuire Jr., Katie, Kristen, John Jr. and Zachary Duncan, R.J. and Ashleigh White; great-grandchildren, Antonio Rodriguez, McKenna Tilley, Elijah Wilkins, Areanna and Dylan Harris; sister, Frances King and husband Glen; brothers, George R. Witkowski of Traverse City, MI, and Thomas P. Witkowski and wife Barbara of Cedar, MI; brother-in-law, Ralston B. White Jr. and wife Christine of Hopewell, VA; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2011 at the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at St. James Catholic Church. Interment will follow the service in Merchants Hope Memorial Gardens in Prince George, VA. Condolences may be registered online at
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