Obituary: Ann Copper White

Ann Copper White
May 28, 1953 ~ February 19, 2008
Ann Copper White, 54, died Feb. 19, 2008, at the Walbridge Wing of Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo., from complications to a partially inoperable brain tumor found in 1973. She was born May 28, 1953, in Denver, Colo., to John W. and Betty Lou Copper formerly of Montrose, Colo. She spent her childhood in Shasta, Calif.; Dutch John, Utah; and Montrose, Colo. Ann was a 1971 graduate of Montrose High School and a 1978 graduate of Mesa State College with a B.S. degree in business administration. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Roger M. White of Denver, formerly of Craig; daughters Kindra (Shane) Ehlers of Craig and Beth White of Atlanta, Ga.; brother Louis (Mary Pheiffer) Copper of Evanston, Ill.; sisters Susan (Brad) Ratcliffe of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Mary (Gary) Martino of Pueblo, Colo.; grandsons Lanw White and Donovan Converse of Craig; brothers and sisters-in-law Darold (Joy) White, South Beach, Ore.; Ediwn (Betty) White, Webb City, Mont.; L. White of Clifton, Colo.; Wesley (Lois) White of Fruita, Colo.; and 18 nieces and nephews. A memorial/celebration of life service was held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the First Christian Church in Craig. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Walbridge Wing Activities Fund, 345 Cleveland St., Meeker, Colo., 81641 or The Haven Activities Fund, 300 South Shelton Ln., Hayden, Colo., 81639.