Ruth Nickolaus White

Ruth Nickolaus White, age 89, formerly of Whiteville, NC, passed into the hands of God on September 29, 2022 after a long illness at home. In 1964 she married Dr. Billy White and they made their home in Titusville, FL. Ruth was a cheerful and humorous woman with a keen wit, a pleasure to be around. She was a teacher that taught most of her career at Coquina Elementary in Titusville from which she retired. She was an excellent teacher that enjoyed her students and taught them well. I know as her husband she did her best. Three Nickolaus brothers predecease her: Andrew, Charles, and John.

The surviving relatives are three children of Charles: Meloney, Delia, and Nicky of Nashville, Tennessee.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022, at 2 pm at Whiteville Memorial Cemetery, Whiteville, NC.

McKenzie Mortuary, 112 Jefferson St., Whiteville, NC is serving the White family.

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