Joseph O. White Jr. of Mt. Olive

Joseph O. White Jr., 75, of Mt. Olive passed away on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020.

He was born Friday, June 9, 1944, in San Diego, Calif., the son of the late Joseph O. White Sr. and Ester L. (Scroggins) White.​

Joe married Brenda K. (Hill) White Nov. 26, 1983. ​

Joe graduated from Alton High School in 1963, DeVry University in 1965, and was a Vietnam veteran.​ He was an installation and repair foreman at Ameritech/AT&T and then later facility engineer with Johnson Controls until his retirement in 2000.​

He recently served as the superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Macoupin County until the time of his death. ​

Joe was a member of the Mt. Olive Area Veterans Post 5790, AMVETS and American Legion.​

He served as Illinois state commander for AMVETS from 1977 to 1988 and mayor of Mt. Olive from 1993 to 1997. ​

Joe was cremated according to his wishes. In accordance with COVID-19 protocol, no services are being held at this time.​

A celebration of life will be planned at a later date. ​

Survivors include his wife, Brenda K. (Hill) White of Mt. Olive; two sons Jeff (Teresa) Wells and Chris (Sherry) Wells;​ three daughters, Joanne (White) (Sean) Baumer, Kim (Phillip) Benda and Jennifer (Mike) McLean;​ brothers James (Jim) White of Godfrey and David (Brenda J.) White of Pocahontas, Ark.; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. ​

Preceding him in death were his parents and brothers Warren White and William White. ​

Memorials are suggested to Mt. Olive Area Veterans Post 5790. ​Becker and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.