She was a Youth Minister to young nurse trainees at Lilly Jolly school of nursing, as well as First Baptist Church, Houston. She was a matchmaker who encouraged Ann and I to get together. She was the Maid of Honor at our wedding in December of 1957. She became appointed as a Foreign Missionary to Hong Kong, where Kathryn taught in the school there. She would come home from the mission field to become a teacher at Lamar University. She was an attractive and joyful woman who never married. In retirement years Kathryn and her sister bought an RV and traveled the country. She was an active member at First Baptist Church, Garland. She went to be with the Lord this last Friday evening with no warning. Services for Kathryn White will be Thursday. I must tell you this special story:
Bob Highgate and I had just arrived in Houston in January of 57'. Neither had a job. We had enough money to rent an apartment, but not enough to pay for the utilities to be turned on. After visiting FBC Houston on Sunday where our names were taken in Sunday School, we had a visit on Monday evening. The visitors were Ann Maurer, A young man she was dating, and Kathryn White. They thought we were going out. We had our coats on. That was because it was COLD with no heat. We were invited to an after visitation fellowship at Chuck and Marge Caldwell's home. There would be refreshments. Yes, we would go. Bob and I spent much of our time in the kitchen that evening. They brought us back to our apartment and as Kathryn ( meeting us for the first time) shook my hand she squeezed something into it. In the apartment I discovered she had given me a ten dollar bill! This dear woman had recognized we had problems. Soon we both had work and I finally had a chance to have a date with Ann. The rest is history. Never underestimate what an act of kindness and generosity can do for a person in need. Kathryn White...and extraordinary servant of the Lord.
