Helen Caroline Juedeman White

Helen C. White, 85, of Moore, who taught in three different school systems during a 30-year career and was an active volunteer, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, after several months of declining health. Born Oct. 25, 1925 in Edna, OK to parents, William August & Helena Kathrina (Reinhardt) Juedeman, she graduated from Bristow High School and then from the University of Oklahoma with an education degree. She began her teaching career in Oklahoma City before taking a break to raise her two children. She returned to teaching in the Grandfield, OK school system in 1966 and finished her career in the Moore School System at Apple Creek Elementary.

She was married June 27, 1948 to Perry E. White, who preceded her in death in 1989. They owned and operated The Big Pasture News in Grandfield from 1954-1976. She was an active member of PEO, serving the organization in several different roles, and served as president of the Friends of the Moore Public Library for more than a decade. She was a longtime active member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, particularly the Clyde Harrison Sunday School class.

She is survived by a daughter, Cynthia Brooks; son-in-law, Eugene Brooks, and grandson, Virgil Brooks - all of Huntsville, AL; and by a son, Keith White, of Alexandria, VA. One of her four sisters, Ruth Steele of Tulsa, survives; as do a brother-in-law, Allen Gelwick of Tulsa; and sister-in-law, Inez Juedeman, of Arizona.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 9am to 8pm at Memorial Park funeral home. A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Thurs., October 13, 2011, at St. Luke's UMC.