Hannah Elizabeth Wills White, age 78, of Huntingtown, MD passed away July 4, 2011 at her residence. Hannah was born November 7, 1932 in Leonardtown, MD to Thomas Wright, Jr. and Anna Ellsworth (Swann) Wills.

She was raised in Faulkner, MD and attended Sacred Heart High School in La Plata, MD, graduating with the class of 1949. She later attended business school in Florida, and married Ulysses Grant White on January 21, 1957.

They lived and raised their family in Cheverly, MD, and Hannah was employed as an administrator at the Montgomery Wards warehouse in Landover, MD for fifteen years. She moved to Owings, MD in 1973 and was employed as a secretary and administrative assistant with the State of Maryland Department of Public Works in Annapolis, retiring July 1, 2011 due to her recent illness. Since 1996 she had resided in Huntingtown with her daughter Julianna Grigsby.

Hannah was very family oriented and loved spending time with and helping her family, especially her grandchildren. In her leisure time she was fond of vacationing in Ocean City and playing games of chance, and was a devoted fan of the Redskins and the Ravens.

Hannah was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ulysses G. White, Sr., and by a daughter Martha E. "Bobbie" White.

She is survived by her daughter Julianna P. Grigsby and husband Lewis of Huntingtown; a son Ulysses G. White, Jr. and wife Laura of Prince Frederick, MD; a stepson Richard D. White of Mt. Rainier, MD; her daughter-in-spirit Mary M. Stickell of Chesapeake Beach, MD; sisters Mary Kay Albritton of Faulkner, MD and Frances Williams of Annapolis, MD, and by a brother Harold Wills of Annapolis, MD. She is also survived by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.

Visitation
July 7, 2011
2:00-4:00 & 7:00-9:00 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD

Funeral Service
July 8, 2011
11:00 A.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD