Funeral services for 75-year old William Rodney White, of Lyon County, will be at 2:00 Thursday, March 23, at Lakeland Funeral Home in Eddyville.
Burial will follow in the New Bethel Cemetery in Lyon County.
Visitation will begin at 11:00 Thursday morning, March 23.
Rodney was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. He had been an active member of the Eddyville Fire Department and the Lyon County Rescue Squad. He was a former Executive Vice President of the Bank of Lyon County. His law enforcement years included time spent as a deputy sheriff under his dad, Sheriff Bill White and as a deputy under Sheriff Rudy Higgins. He also served as a deputy jailer. He went on to become a Kentucky Water Patrol Officer on Kentucky Lake, which he called his dream job. When the state merged Water Patrol into Fish and Wildlife, he became a conservation and boating officer. As a Water Patrol Officer, he taught boating safety in several area middle schools. Rodney loved hunting, fishing, and shooting sports as long as he was able.
Rodney is survived by his wife of 54 years, Karen Crisp White. He is also survived by two sons, Brent (Holly) White of Eddyville and Shane White of Columbus, Ohio. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Avery and Easton of Eddyville and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, William S. “Bill” White and Rachel Dorroh White.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to New Bethel Cemetery, 1808 US HWY 641 N, Eddyville, Kentucky 42038.
You may leave a message for the family at: www.lakelandchapel.com.
