Pat White

(From Clark Funeral Home)

Patricia Sue “Pat” White, age 82, of Neosho, Missouri, formerly of Granby, Missouri, passed away at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born February 26, 1940, in Pierce City, Missouri, the daughter of the late Leo Joseph “Buck” and Melba (Fertig) Blinzler. 

On September 13, 1958, she married Jackie “Jack” White in Miami, Oklahoma and he preceded her in death on August 7, 1994.

Pat grew up in the Pierce City and Wentworth communities, graduating from Pierce City High School. She initially worked for her parents at the Pierce City Telephone Company and, upon marrying Jack, moved to Granby to raise their family. 

Pat worked for International Paper in Joplin and later opened her salon, specializing in exercise and tanning. She loved to be outdoors. Pat would piddle in the yard picking up sticks and tending to her flowers. She enjoyed quilting, watching game shows, especially Wheel of Fortune, playing dominos and bingo, and most of all, watching her great-grandchildren play sports or whatever activities they were involved in.

Those surviving her include her two granddaughters, Lindsay Orcutt of Neosho and Jackie Bechtold of Tulsa, Oklahoma; two sisters, Margaret “Peg” Williams and Pam Baker of Neosho; and two great-granddaughters, Aidan Orcutt and Alexis Harrison.

In addition to her parents, and husband, Jack, one daughter, Penny Lynn White, and one brother, J.D. Blinzler, preceded her in death.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the Clark Funeral Home in Granby, Missouri with Dr. Jerry Seigel officiating. Burial will follow at Granby Memorial Cemetery in Granby. Visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the funeral home, prior to the service.