Thomas “Buff” White, 75, of Charles City, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 2:00p.m. at Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home with Pastor Patty Kellogg officiating. The service will be livestreamed on the Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home Facebook page.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 16, 2023, from 2:00-4:00p.m. at the funeral home and continue one hour prior to the service on Monday.
Thomas Martin White, the son of Robert and Bernice (Baker) White, was born on March 11, 1948, in Charles City. He attended catholic school in Charles City, school in Rockford, and high school in Mason City. Buff was united in marriage to Marcia Stark and to this union three children were born: Tina, Robert, and Thomas Jr. The couple later divorced. Buff married Kathy Clay on September 17, 1971, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. To this union three children were born: Leroy, Denise, and Samantha.
Buff first started working for an ice company in Mason City, then worked for White Farm, White Brothers Roofing, Allstate Quality Food, and Murphy’s Sow Farm in Missouri. Buff enjoyed spending time outdoors golfing, trapping, fishing, and coon hunting. He loved playing games and watching cheesy Sci-fi movies with his family and watching WWE with his grandchildren. Above everything, family was the most important thing in his life and will be missed dearly by all those who knew him.
Living family members include his loving wife of 51 years, Kathy; children: Tina Maser, Robert “Bobby Joe” White, Thomas White Jr., Leroy (La) White, Denise (Jon Cook) Eldridge, and Samantha (Allen) Stevens; 18 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; siblings: Robert White, John White, and Mary Nauman; special niece and nephew, Rhonda and Gary Pratt; special friend, Jim Ward; and many nieces, nephews, and other family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gloria Young; and infant sister, Teresa White.
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