Mary White
LADUSAU-EVANS FUNERAL HOME
2800 N VAN BUREN
ENID, OKLAHOMA 73703
580-233-1400
ladusauevans@suddenlinkmail.com
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On 22nd June 2010, Mary Virginia Choctaw Simpson White passed away at OU
medical center surrounded by family and friends. Mary is preceded in death by
Kenneth Payne Simpson and Dorothy June Simpson. She is survived by her
husband Carl White, children Rylan, Gretchen, Jordy, Lisa and Luca and her 2
grandchildren Giorgia Elaine and Matteo Alexander, also her 2 brothers Richard K
and Karen Simpson and Lawrence W and Stefanie Simpson of Enid and
numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

Mary was born in Enid, February 27th 1944 to Kenneth and Dorothy Simpson. Mary
being a long-term resident of Enid and Major County lived a full and interesting life.
She attended school in Enid and graduated from Phillips University with a BA in
Journalism.  She was involved in education at several levels, from the care and
teaching of children at the Enid state school, to the children on the Navaho
reservation in Farmington New Mexico. She was also one of the original Snow
Whites in Disneyland California and continued on working for Walt Disney. She had
a strong passion for film making having worked for the Australian film commission
for Miraga films and Caltech. After her marriage to Carl she was involved in raising,
training and breeding pure bred dogs. She was also breed judge for the AKC and
worked as liaison between the AKC (American Kennel Club) and ADRK
(Allgemeiner Deutscher Rottweiler Club).  For the last 26 years, she was the
principal architect of Island Guest Ranch in Major County. Mary was always involved
in the travel business having travelled the world herself. She owned and operated a
travel company called Byways tours, taking many trips across Western Europe. She
also took enormous pleasure in bringing people to the state of Oklahoma and
worked tirelessly to that end. Mary's passion continued with working closely within
the film industry for promoting Oklahoma through documentaries, advertisements
and films into the state.

Mary was a loving mother to not only her own children but to many people. She was
kind, compassionate, vivacious individual who carried herself with dignity and
grace in the face of great adversity and illness. She will always be Miss Mary to the
many young people whose life’s she touched.  Mary's untimely and early demise
has left a hole in her family’s hearts; she will be greatly missed by all.

Memorials may be made through the funeral home for Major County Relay for Life.

Viewing is Friday June 25th 2010 from 5.30-7.30pm at Ladusau-Evans Funeral
Home, Enid, Oklahoma.

Funeral service will be held at St.Francis Xavier in Enid at 2pm Saturday, June 26,
2010. Then a burial service at the Island Ranch, Ames, Oklahoma. All friends and
family are invited to attend both ceremonies. There will be a celebration of Mary's
life which will be held at the ranch after the ceremony.