Mary Cheryl White's Obituary
Mary Cheryl White (née Martin) was born in Coushatta, LA on December 23, 1943, and went home to be with the Lord on January 4, 2022. She is preceded in death by her mother Flora Teer Martin, her father Robert Lee Martin, her three older sisters Bobbie Lee McMath, Flora (Flo) Jean Hughes, and Emily Elizabeth Keene, and her brothers-in-law Dave Hughes and Milford Keene.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Ann McEntyre and Christy Lynn Young & son-in-law Randy Alan Young; her seven grandchildren and families, Andrew James Viles, Ashley Marie Koen and Taylor Koen, Nathan William Young and Ashley Young, Philip Wayne McEntyre and Kristi McEntyre, Justin Ray Young, Megan Leanne Bailey and Andrew Bailey, and Jonathan Edward Young; and nine great-grandchildren, Mercedes Rose Viles and Andrew James Viles Jr., Samuel Chase Koen and Noah Alexander Koen, Isaac Jaeger Young and Elliana Luna Young, Kassidy Hope Walker and Jack Wayne McEntyre, and Caleb Dean Bailey; and a multitude of nieces, nephews and 1st and 2nd cousins.
Mary was a longtime employee of South Western Bell Telephone Company in Dallas. While she worked at SWB, she also volunteered for Write Way Prison Ministry. She did secretarial work for them.
When she retired from SWB, she worked as Secretary at Baruch HaShem Messianic Synagogue in Dallas, TX. When she retired from Baruch HaShem, she worked at two independent living centers as a caregiver. She worked until her ALS diagnosis began to affect her.
Most significant in Mary's life were trips to Israel in 1996 and 1997 and a trip she took with her daughter Christy and her grandsons Nathan, Justin and Jonathan to DC and New York in 2007.
Mary was a devoted follower of Yeshua (Jesus). She loved the Lord with all her heart. She was a member of Sunnyvale First Baptist Church in Sunnyvale, Tx.
Mary shared her faith with too many people to count! She was kind and enjoyed helping people in need. She had a way of knowing the practical needs of others. She was known for saying things like, ‘Happiness is a choice’ or ‘Bless you’. She was always there for her daughters, grandkids, friends, or anyone who needed her. Mary was a good friend, a good sister, a good aunt, a great mom, and a wonderful Nana!
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