Services: The family will receive friends on Monday, January 28, 2008 from 5:00 –7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where a memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM with Pastor James L. Bell officiating. Interment will be private.

Richard Charles White, 71, of Lexington Park, MD and formerly of Union Springs, NY, died January 23, 2008 in Bayside Care Center. Born on September 10, 1936 in Sherwood, NY, he was the son of the late Clifford and Mary Mitchell White. He was the loving husband of Ellen L. White whom he married on August 10, 1968 in Scipioville, NY.

He is also survived by his children; Michael White and his wife Jolie of Aurora, NY, Timothy White and his wife Olivia of Lexington Park, MD and Michelle Foley of Weedsport, NY, his brother Robert White of Auburn, NY as well as six grandchildren; Elizabeth, Rebecca, Ariel, Zachery, Stormie and Adian. He was preceded in death by his sister Pauline Bornt.

Richard graduated from Sherwood Central School "Class of 1955" and attended Morrisville College, he moved to St. Mary's County in 1996. He was employed as a burial vault consultant for Superior Vault and Tank Company for eleven years, retiring on December 11, 2007. He served in the U.S. Army from August 1, 1958 to October 21, 1964 and was stationed in Korea and Vietnam. Richard enjoyed woodworking.

The family will receive friends on Monday, January 28, 2008 from 5:00 –7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where a memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM with Pastor James L. Bell officiating. Interment will be private.

Contributions may be made to the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653.