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Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

Joyce I. White

September 12th, 1937 - January 2nd, 2025

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A celebration of life will be held at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in downtown Vancouver 1309 Franklin Street, Vancouver Washington on Saturday March 15th at 11am with a lite lunch following.

 

Vancouver resident Joyce I. White passed away January 2, 2025, at 87 years young.

 

Born in Vancouver Washington September 12, 1937, she was the oldest daughter of Beatrice and Robert Byers. She lived her early childhood and adulthood in the Vancouver area. She married Vic Phillips in 1959 living in Portland (1st daughter Pam was born) then moving to Moses Lake (2nd daughter Laurie was born) then Wenatchee (3rd daughter Elizabeth was born). They moved to St. Helens Oregon in 1965, where she lived until moving back to Vancouver in 1977, marring James White in 1981 to present.

 

Joyce was very active in her church, St. Paul Lutheran in Vancouver working with the choir, as well as the Sweet Adelines where she sang in various quartets and chorus’s competing and winning international awards. While her girls were young, she was active in Girl Scouts, swim team, neighborhood carpools, and helping Bob Packwood with his political campaign for Senator in 1969. Joyce was a world traveler and traveled the world with some wonderful friends. She taught school at McLoughlin Middle School in 1980 until her retirement in 2002, touching the lives of many students in Clark County!

 

She is survived by her husband James White, her daughters Pam Hawkins of Palmer Alaska, Elizabeth Noll of Fircrest Washington, son Vincent Bunn and daughter in law Jessica Bunn of Vancouver Washington, and 4 grandchildren. She also had several longtime friends – too many to name, but were the same as family to her!

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Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

At Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, we have a rich history dating back to 1901 when we became the first crematory west of the Mississippi River, known then as The Portland Cremation Association. Our historic chapel, marked by its cornerstone placed on February 5th, 1901, has stood the test of time. Today, our memorial site spans 8 stories, approximately 7 miles of corridors of beautifully preserved architecture, and the largest mausoleum on the west coast, spanning 2.5 city blocks....

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(503) 894-7611

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