A Celebration of Life for 69-year-old David Ray White, Sr., of Cadiz, KY, will be held Friday, July 18, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at Refuge Church in Cadiz, KY, with Pastor Jerimiah Kline officiating. Visitation will be from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. at Refuge Church in Cadiz. King’s Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
SURVIVORS:
WIFE OF 21 YEARS:
Jeannie White, Cadiz, KY;
SONS:
David Ray White, Jr., (Jenny), Stockton, CA;
Joshua Wayne Hobbs (Darla), Livermore, CA;
DAUGHTERS:
Erica Rae Aparicio (Josue) Stockton, CA;
Michelle Rae White, Hopkinsville, KY;
Julie Anne Geiss (Robert), Spring Hill, TN;
BROTHER:
Daniel Houston White (Karen), Kalispell, MT;
ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN:
Joey David Aparicio, Stockton, CA;
Joel Jordan Aparicio, Stockton, CA;
Jake Roman Aparicio, Stockton, CA;
David Ray White, III, Stockton, CA;
Billy Alexander White, Stockton, CA;
Jacob William Hobbs, Cadiz, KY;
Harli Nacole Hobbs, Livermore, CA;
Kaileigh Miranda Hobbs, Livermore, CA;
Addison Haley Geiss, Spring Hill, TN;
Kayla Simpson, Stockton, CA;
Jennah Simpson, Stockton, CA.
David Ray White, Sr. was born in Stockton, CA on August 14, 1955 to Arthur Houston White and Edna Pearl Waldrip White.
He passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his home.
David was a member of the Refuge Church, Hopkinsville Art Guild, and the Janice Mason Art Museum, where he displayed various knives that he made. He was a construction contractor and an avid fisherman. He loved to teach people, especially young adults, how to make knives. David was a very giving man who loved people and his family. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
