Fred White, Jr

Funeral services for Mr. Fred C. White, age 72 of Algood, will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 1:00 pm in the Chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Mark Gaw will officiate. Interment will follow in the Good Hope Cemetery in Overton County. Fred died Friday evening May 29, 2020 at his home. He was born Friday, November 28, 1947 in Cookeville to the late Fred and Mattie Lee Verble White Sr. Fred graduated from Livingston Academy High School in 1965 and began his career as a police officer in 1969. He retired as a Deputy Chief of the City of Cookeville Police Department in 2010 and went on to work as a Security Guard at Cummins Filtration for five years. He was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church where he served as an usher for more than 20 years. He will be remembered for his kind, loving spirit, and his sacrificial care for others. In addition to his parents, Fred was preceded in death by a sister, Donna Joyce. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Gail Arnold White (whom he married September 18, 1991 in Gatlinburg), of Algood, a daughter, Meredith White of Algood, adopted children, Cyndi Stroud of Greenville, SC, Brent White of New York City, Brandon White of Boulder, CO (with whom he remained close); two sisters, Faye (Gerald) Pryor and Freida White both of Algood. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Friends are invited to come by the funeral home to sign the guest book and pay their respects on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Due to Covid-19 precautions, social distance measures will be observed. Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Avenue Baptist Church, 1621 Washington Avenue, Cookeville, TN to purchase Bibles.