Carole Cleary White

White, Carole “Tinkie” Cleary, 71, of Richmond, passed away on May 17, 2016, with her husband by her side. Born in Newport News, VA, she was the daughter of the late Hattie Brown Cleary and John William Cleary. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years and her partner in music, gardening, and life, Thomas Marvin White. Carole and Tom were married in Willis United Methodist Church on June 19, 1965. Carole is survived by their children: Jason Andrew White with his wife, Sharon; Amy Rebecca White Swartz; and Polly White Cordle, with her husband, Trey. She is also survived by her sister, Patricia Anne Cleary. She was a doting and loving grandmother to her grandchildren: Sarah, Owen, and Peter White of Ashburn, VA; Morgan Swartz of Mechanicsville, VA; and Coye and Tucker Cordle of Richmond, VA. Carole taught Biology, English, and Drama over the course of her thirty years at Hopewell High School, and tutored and taught students in Charles City County Schools after her retirement. She sang in the choir of Willis United Methodist Church and, for the last thirty years, in the choir of First Baptist Church of Hopewell, VA. Hers was a life filled with love, learning, and song. The family will receive visitors at First Baptist Church of Hopewell, VA, at 1 p.m. on June 4, 2016 followed immediately by a memorial service and celebration of Carole’s life at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to the First Baptist Church of Hopewell’s Homeless Ministry, “H3.”