"It's Been A Wonderful Life"

Estaleen Scales White celebrated her 90 ^th birthday party with her friends and family on December 21, 2019.  She was crowned as "Queen" by her children, (along with her son Herbert who celebrated everything with her). "Red", as she was known by most, was born in Hot Springs, December 19, 1929, to the union of Sam and Glodine Wilson Scales. She passed peacefully in her home on Saturday, April 11, 2020 . The month of April will forever be a month that the White family will always remember.  Ivery White, III was born April 3, 1950; Joshua White (son of Ivery White) passed on April 3, 2011, and was funeralized on April 11, 2011 ; Jeremy Duvall (son of Ann White) passed on April 1, 2017 , the birthdate of Ivery White, Sr. and was funeralized on April 8, 2017 ; Shelton Mitchell who is (Ivery's grandson and Red's first great-grandchild) passed on the same day Red passed, April 11, 2020, and was funeralized on April 14, 2020.

Red met the love of her life, Ivery Grimes White, Jr, and their union was blessed with eight children, Ivery passed on October 9, 1988.

Red was an active member of St. Mark Baptist Church until her health declined.  She was a woman that when she spoke everyone listened. If you chose not to listen, she had a few choice words for you no matter who you were. She loved being with her family and was loved much by them.

She was predeceased by her parents, Sam & Glodine Wilson Scales; her husband, Ivery Grimes White, Jr, her only sister, Lizzie B. Randall; her grandsons, Joshua White, Jason Moon, Jeremy Duvall, and Maurice Adams (October 29, 2019); her first great-grandson, Shelton Mitchell.

Red's homegoing ended a five-generation span. Those left to cherish her memories include her beloved children, Ivery G. White, III, of Flint, MI, Dennis (Mary Ann) White, Glodine White, Bettie Lou (Gregory), Wilson all of Hot Springs, Robert (Jo) White of Rowlett, TX, Ann White of Upper Marlboro, MD, Herbert (Angelia) White, and Frankie (Patricia) White all of Hot Springs; her grandchildren, Robert T. White, Correy Wells, Anthony "A.J" Willis, Kory White, Simone White, Latisha Breedlove, Kyiesha (Donald) McGill, Joell White, Rahem White, Wesley White, Gaylyn (Steve) Lake, Keturah (Lynn) Wyche; twenty great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren; special first cousin, Phyllis Wilson of Richmond, CA; special nephew and niece, Sam (Sandra) Scales of Flint, MI, and Johnnie (Ted) White of Chicago, IL; lifetime best friend, Annie Mae Jackson(age102); special daughter and son, Deborah Reed of Dallas, TX, and James Washington of Little Rock; other nieces and nephew, Daisey (Runnell) Lay, Donald (Ellen) Meadow, and Carol Lue Randall; cousins, Peter (Survennia ) Counts of Hot Springs, Booker (Martha) Harris of Arlington, TX, Rose Murray, and Betty Ellis of Little Rock; and her extended family and friends.

Special thanks to Dr. Michael Cloud; Kindred Hospice (Tara, Diawe); her special caregivers, Angelia, Glodine, and Dennis White.