Brent Lee White died unexpectedly on March 10, 2022 at the age of 55 years 10 months. He was a life long resident of the Mt Ararat community. He was born in Houston, Missouri on May 10th 1966 to Calvin and Sheryl (Brown) White.
Brent graduated from Cabool high school in May,1984. On July 8th 1988, he married Bobbie Lea Wake and to this union 3 boys were born, Brennen, Bryant and Benjamin, who were the most important part of his life. Each one of Brent’s nieces; Addley, Breanna, and Amber and his nephews; Brady, Payton, Dalton, Donavan, Daven, Curtis, Caleb and Adam all have special memories with him. He even picked up a few boys he claimed as his own; Adam Welton, Austin and Gaven Veach and Issac Bruce and Jase Smith. All these boys meant a lot to Uncle Brent. There are many other relatives, neighbors, and friends that will miss him dearly.
Brent was a devoted father, grandfather, uncle and friend that loved to hunt, fish and just visit the neighbors. He enjoyed hunting mushroom, gardening, woodworking of any kind. He was known as a skilled and knowledgeable man in the carpentry trade. 1999 he bought a woodmizer sawmill and since that time has sawed hundreds of thousands board feet of lumber. Some for his own use but most was for customers having logs cut into lumber to use on there own projects.
Brent was preceded in death by his mother, Sheryl White; his grandmother and grandfather, Fred and Mattie Brown; his uncle, Freddie Brown and his grandfather and grandmother, Jim and Oma White. He is survived by his father, Calvin White of Odesa MO; his wife, Bobbie Lea White of the home; his sons, Brennen Lee White and wife, Kristen of Willow Springs. MO, Bryant Lee White and wife, Kimberly of Mountain Grove, MO and Benjamin Levi White of Springfield MO and his sister, Sheila Jenkins of Mtn. Grove, MO.
