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08/03/2010 12:00 AM

Florence M. White, 91, Branford


Florence Mabel White, 91, formerly of 20 Seventh Ave., Branford, died in East Haven on Aug. 1. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. White. She was born in New Haven on June 29, 1919, daughter of the late Charles and Mildred Stokes. She had worked at her husband's store, the Branford Food Center, for many years and had also worked as a sales clerk for the Horowitz Department Store in Branford until retiring. She belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church in Branford and was a member of Trifoleum.

She is survived by her loving children, Donna Schwartz and her husband Robert of Guilford and Jerry Arthur White and his wife Joyce of North Haven.  She is also survived by a grandson, Douglas White of North Haven; three nieces; and a nephew. 

Relatives and friends are invited to a funeral service on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m., at the W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 504 Main St., Branford, and may call prior to the service, from 9 to10 a.m.  Burial will follow in Bare Plain Cemetery, North Branford.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Trinity Episcopal Church, 1109 Main St., Branford, or to the Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405.