James Ray White Age 85, passed to our Lord Wednesday morning 01/18/2012 at Weuhstoff Hospital in Rockledge. Mr White was born in Macon Mississippi on December 16th 1926. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Jean Brown and his son Eric Thomas White. He is survived by his daughter Claudia Jean Kelly and son Andrew J. White his wife Muriel, as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mr White served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII, fighting in the invasions of Tarawa and Sipan, he was wounded in battle. Post war he finished High School and earned an electrical engineering degree from Mississippi State University. Mr White worked for General Medaris and Dr Von Bron of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency from 1949 to 1958 then NASA, retiring from NASA in 1982.
Arrangements are through Brevard Memorial Funeral Home 321-636-3722. Services will be held at St. Davids Episcopal Church in Cocoa Beach at 10:00am on Saturday 01/28/2012.
