Forrester Lowrey Page and Van Petten Families

From The Mohave Daily Miner, Kingman, Arizona dated May 10, 1945 The entire community was saddened last Thursday evening when death ended the long and active services of one of its best known and respected citizens, Dr. Toler Rector White. Dr. White was born in Smithsville, Arkansas, on January 29, 1878, but came to Arizona as a young doctor thirty-five years ago (ca. 1909 or 1910) and but for a short time has spent the remainder of his life in Mohave County. He first came to Arizona with the Indian Service and was located at Parker, Arizona. A short time later he transferred to Valentine and after a short space with the Indian Service there, came to Kingman and established a resident practice. The oldest Mohave County doctor in point of service to the community, Dr. White had made a host of friends in the county thru his profession and through the outside activity in which he was always a willing and intelligent worker. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Arizona at the Elks hall. Dr. White was one of the outstanding Masons in the state of Arizona and had served as Grand Master of the Masonic lodge in 1941 as well as master of the local lodge on three different occasions. James Whetstine of Prescott, past grand master of the Masonic lodge, was deputized by the present grand master, Charles B. Huestis, of Winkleman, to conduct the ceremony. Other members of the grand lodge who came to pay their final respects were O.A. Baughan, grand treasurer; A.M. Crawford, C.H. Baldwin, Fred Moore. Dr. White was also a member and past commander of the Swaskegame post of the American Legion, member of the Elks lodge and the Kingman Rotary club. Surviving are a son, Toler D. (Dyer) White of Reno, Nevada; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Winsett (this is actually a step-daughter whose mother was Dr. White's second wife.), of San Diego, Calif; a granddaughter, Miss Patricia White, of Reno, and a sister, Mrs. Luke Johnson, of Smithsville. Interment was made in Mountain View Cemetery.