Obituary of Neal Arron White

Neal A. White, age 70 of Hunlock Creek, (Lehman Township) passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Mr. White was born August 11, 1941 in Pittsfield, MA, and was the son of Margaret Piper of Kingston and the late Neal A. Piper. After graduating from Pittsfield High School in Massachusetts he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 16 years. During his time of service he received a Purple Heart due to injuries he received while serving in Vietnam. He also was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Rifle Sharpshooter Badge and Combat Action Ribbon among others. Neal enjoyed hunting, gardening and farming. He was also an avid reader. He attended the Sweet Valley Church of Christ and was a member at large of both the Pennsylvania VFW and American Legion. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife of 49 years, the former Margaret Kilfeather; sons: Dale, Sr. of Moundsview, Minn; James Sr. and his wife, Diane of Noxen; Neal Jr. and his wife Carol of Lake Silkworth; John and his wife, Cindy of Lake Silkworth; 14 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Mr. White's funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 am from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 & 118, Pikes Creek, with Pastor Joel Stauffer of the Sweet Valley Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will be in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Friends may call 7:00 - 9:00 PM on Tuesday. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be sent to the Lake Silkworth Volunteer Fire Co., 26 Thorny Apple Drive, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621 or the Noxen Volunteer Fire Co., 3493 Stull Road, Noxen, PA 18636.