Marcia Jean White

With great sorrow, we announce the passing of Marcia White, age 89. Marcia Jean Linton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, second of 4 children. She moved to California with her family during her senior year of high school and graduated from Burlingame High School in 1953. She attended Redlands University in Riverside, CA, earning a degree in Education. She married William K. White in December 1957. Marcia was hired by the Los Altos, CA school district and taught 5th grade for six years. She left teaching to raise her two daughters, Whitney and Laurie. In the boom of Silicon Valley, Marcia became an accounting administrator for Tandem Computers where she received several company-wide awards recognizing her performance. She continued to work in the Silicon Valley until retirement in 1994 when she and Bill purchased their home in the West Springs Community in St. George, Utah. Throughout her life, Marcia was very active in helping people and serving her community. During high school she was president of the Rainbow Girls, and she served as a Girl Scout leader for many years when her daughters were Scouts. She was a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. At the Maritime Museum of San Diego, Marcia was a docent and assisted with the care and maintenance of the historic tall ships. Marcia also served a term on the HOA Board of the West Springs Community. Marcia was always thinking about others - she never forgot a birthday or anniversary, or someone in need of cheering up and would arrive with baked goods or send a warm and loving card and gift. Incredibly capable with her hands, Marcia loved quilting, knitting, sewing, making crafts and building doll houses. She was an avid puzzle hound and creative baker all her life. Marcia was also a horsewoman and loved the outdoors and all of nature. She had a fondness for the Southwestern United States and worked several seasons at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and also participated in archeological digs at Crow Canyon. For a season she ran the horse stable at the Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada. In the later years, she tracked the activity of the ducks, birds and turtles in the pond outside her window with great detail. Her beloved golden retriever Henry was her constant companion during her years in St. George, Utah. She loved visiting all her friends and neighbors as she walked the neighborhood every day. Marcia is survived by her spouse of 67 years William White, sister Robin McKenna, daughters Whitney White McCleery and Laurie White Hayball, and three grandchildren Rory McCleery, Callum McCleery, and Honor Sparks. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her honor to one of her favorite charities: St. Labre Indian School https://www.stlabre.org/ways-to-give/ Wounded Warriors https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org

Marcia Jean White

August 17, 1935 - January 3, 2025