George Joseph White, Sr.

Mr. George Joseph (Joe) White, Sr., 90, of Lake City, Florida, passed away Tuesday morning, June 23, 2026, at the Malcom Randall V.A. Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida, after a sudden illness. Joe was born on July 27, 1935, in Ocala, Florida, to the late Frederick Alton and Marie Smith White and was raised in Gainesville, Florida, with his siblings. He graduated from Gainesville High School in 1955 and, after graduation, enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served honorably from 1955 to 1961. Joe had made Lake City, Florida, his home for the past 31 years. He was manager for Florida Pest Control for a period of 30 years. He retired after 22 years as the owner of Town and Country Pest Control in Lake City, Florida. 

He is preceded in death by his siblings, James D. White, Frederick A. White, Jr., Elizabeth Cothran, Patricia A. Brooker, and Frances M. Davis.

He is survived by his wife Joyce Blackmon White, his brothers John A. and Thomas White and his loving children Randall (Karen) White, Sharon (Clay) Abell, Teena (Russ) Finch, Connie (Mike) Frost, Tell White, Kathryn Norris, Nathan White and George J. White, II, Terri (Carl) Smith, Mike Clendenin (deceased) and James McNeill as well as 22 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.

The funeral service for Mr. White will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 3:00 pm at Gateway Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Lake City, Florida. With Reverend Chris Jones officiating.

 Interment will take place in Forest Grove Cemetery in Alachua, FL. Arrangements are under the direction of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S US Hwy 441, Lake City, FL 32025. Please leave words of comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com.