Joe White Sr.

Gaffney, SC - - Joseph “Joe” Allen White Sr., 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 31, 2026 in Union, SC.

Born in Gaffney, SC, he was the husband to the love of his life, Mary Etula Pettit White for 62 years and the son of the late Joseph Ernest and Effie Mae Pace White. He grew up a hard worker helping his dad on the family farm. He was a faithful servant of God and a loving husband, dad, pawpaw, uncle, and friend.

He was employed by Ray Walker Trucking Company for 35 years and had a grass cutting business for 15 years. He was one of the hardest working men that you would ever meet. He loved his family and friends deeply and was always telling funny “dad” jokes and was an avid fisherman. He was a welder, metal fabricator, mechanic and a painter. Joe was a member of High Point Baptist Church and loved his church family.

In addition to his wife of 62 years, he is survived by three sons, Joe White Jr, Sammy White, Sr. (Angie) and Jonathan White (Angie); a brother, Tommy White; four sisters, Barbara “Bob” Golden, Betty “Shorty” Smith, Sandy Allison and Shirley Ellis; seven grandchildren, Bobby White (Amanda), Laura White (David Ballew), Sam White Jr, (Brianna), Kellie White, Allen White (Hailey Thompson), Hunter Mullinax, and Michael Wyatt (Erika); several great-grandchildren; and many close nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James “Ham” White; a sister, Martha “Bug” Durham; six brothers-in-law, Buddy Golden, Lee “Fat Baby” Allison, Billy Smith, Larry Ellis, Marvin Durham and Bob Pettit (who was like a brother to him).

The family will receive friends from 6:00PM until 8:00PM on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, August 6, 2026 in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Clifford Phillips and Reverend Scott Coggins officiating. Interment will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: High Point Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1417, Gaffney, SC, 29342.

The family will be at the residence.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC