Beatrice White, born November 21, 1923 to the late Lilly and Green White, was called home to Jesus on March 17, 2020.
Beatrice worshipped for decades at Greater Central Baptist Church until she became ill. Her favorite scriptures were Psalm 23 and John 14:1-3. She was known to everyone as Mama. Mama was known as the prayer warrior of her family because she prayed for everyone and everything morning, noon, and night.
She received her early education in Georgia. As a young adult in the 1940's, she relocated to New York where she worked at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel while going to nursing school. After the completion of her schooling, she worked for over two decades at the Hebrew Nursing Home, in Co-op City, located in the Bronx New York.
Mama leaves to mourn and is survived by: her daughter, Bernice Gaillard; son, Ronald Gaillard; son-in-law, John Gaillard; three granddaughters, Bernadette Robinson, Darlene Thomas, and Sabrina Dillehay; sons-in-law, Lavon Thomas and Wayne Dillehay; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; as well as other family and friends.
My Journey's Just Begun
"Don't think of me as gone away,
My journey's just begun
.Life holds so many facets,
This earth is but one."