Howard "Gene" White

Howard "Gene" White, age 81, of Albany, New York, formerly of Kirby, died Thursday, February 2, 2012. He was born on April 28, 1930 in Seminole, Oklahoma, the son of Howard White and Sylvia Hawkins White. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Anna Mae White; his parents; and his step-son, Bruce Hildenbrandt. He was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and served as the former commander of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 88, in New York. He was a retired United States Postal Service employee and a Mason. He loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman, hunter and camper. Survivors are his wife, Lois White of Albany, New York; two daughters, Sherril White of Rowlett, Texas and Carolyn White of Houston, Texas; three step-children, Wayne Hildenbrandt and his wife, Missy, of Schenectady, New York, Joseph Hildenbrandt and Tina Hildenbrandt both of Albany, New York; two step-grandchildren, Christopher Hildenbrandt and Kayla Hildenbrandt; four brothers, Harloe White of Kirby, Bob White of Kirby, Forrest "Shorty" White of Murfreesboro and Gilbert White of Atlanta, Georgia; two sisters, Ilena King and Sylvia White both of Kirby; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, February 5, 2012, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Glenwood with Harloe White officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, 1:00 PM until service time, at the funeral home. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.