Ouida Nell White

Ouida White was born on June 19, 1957, at Gulf Coast Hospital in Baytown, Texas, to Donald and Wanda Kerr. She spent her early childhood on Tri-City Beach Road in Beach City, surrounded by her Fisher family, before moving to Tarkington in 1968.

In early 1975, Ouida met Stephen “Stevie” White and was immediately captivated by him. Before long, she had been thoroughly swept off her feet, and the two were married on October 25, 1975. They made their home in Dayton, Texas, where they built a life together and raised their three sons, Toby, Tony, and Trevor.

Their love would become one for the storybooks. Through fifty years of marriage, changing seasons, raising a family, hardships, laughter, and life itself, Ouida and Stevie remained side by side. Their devotion to one another was woven into everything they built together.

In 1992, Stephen and Ouida decided to move their roots to the Barbers Hill area, where they were soon joined by her mother and father, as well as her nieces and their families. Family was always at the center of Ouida’s life, and being surrounded by the people she loved meant everything to her.

During the mid-1990s, Ouida worked as an assistant paralegal, but some of the most meaningful work of her life would never come with a job title. As her parents’ health declined, Ouida and Stephen expanded their home so Donald and Wanda could live with them, allowing Ouida to care for them through the final years of their lives. Caring for those she loved was never simply an obligation; it was part of who she was.

In 2003, Ouida and Stephen purchased an older home on six acres, returning to the country-style living they both loved.

In 2012, Ouida and her sister Donna opened a sno-cone stand, originally as a hobby and something the sisters could enjoy together. That little hobby quickly became a full-time labor of love, with people traveling from communities miles away for her sno cones.

But the sno cones were only part of what brought people back. Ouida loved serving people. She loved talking with them, laughing with them, learning about their families, and making everyone feel welcome. The stand became another place where she could do what came naturally to her — take care of others.

In 2022, health concerns affecting both Ouida and Stephen led her to sell the business she had grown to love so dearly. Never one to sit still when someone needed help, she soon began working alongside her son with Trinity Link. She handled customer service, advertising, sign-ups, troubleshooting, and scheduling, continuing to serve others until receiving her diagnosis in August 2026.

Yet perhaps one of the most cherished titles Ouida ever carried was simply, “Meme.” Meme was the person the family called.

Her nieces and their husbands came to her through illnesses, troubles, difficult decisions, or simply when they needed someone to listen. As their families grew, their children learned the same thing: when life became difficult, you could always go to Meme.

Her nine grandchildren, additional grandchildren who became hers through marriage, and three great-grandchildren knew that same love. They came to Meme when they needed to vent, when they needed advice, direction, a solution to a problem, or spiritual guidance.

She listened. She advised. She prayed. She worried. She helped fix whatever she could. And when something could not be fixed, she made sure no one had to face it alone.

That was Ouida.

Her life was one of service. Whether she was caring for her parents, handing a sno cone through a window, answering a customer’s phone call, or helping someone through one of life’s hardest moments, Ouida found purpose in taking care of people.

She was incredibly funny, endlessly sweet, and possessed a heart of gold. She could make people laugh without even trying, and beneath that humor was a woman whose compassion for others ran deeply.

Ouida was preceded in death by her beloved parents Donald and Wanda Kerr; her brother Marvin Kerr; and her sister Emma Kerr Rush. She leaves behind to cherish her loving memory her beloved husband of more than fifty years Stephen “Stevie” White; her three sons, Toby, Tony and Trevor White; her brother Ricky Kerr; and her sister Donna Kerr.

Ouida spent her life taking care of people. She was a daughter, a sister, a caregiver, a businesswoman, a friend, and a source of comfort and guidance to generations of a family who always knew where to turn.

To some, she was the woman who made their favorite sno cone. To others, she was the friendly voice on the telephone when they needed help. To her family, she was the woman they called when life became too heavy to carry alone.

She was the one you called. She was the one you ran to. She was Meme. She was Mom. She was Wife — the lifelong love and partner of her Stevie. She was home. And the lives of those who loved her will never be quite the same without her.

A visitation will be held at Old River Baptist Church, 12948 Farm to Market Rd 1409, Old River-Winfree, TX 77535, US, on September 25, 2026, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A funeral will be held at Old River Baptist Church, 12948 Farm to Market Rd 1409, Old River-Winfree, TX 77535, US, on September 26, 2026, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. A graveside service will be held at Cedar Crest Cenetery, 3010 Ferry Rd, Baytown, TX 77520, on September 26, 2026, from 10:30 am to 11:00 am.