Linda M. White
Linda M. White, 84, of Airport Rd., Emlenton, Richland Township, Venango County, went ot be with the Lord early Monday evening, October 19, 2026, at Shippenville Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Linda was born in Seneca on May 30, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Chester and Doris Moore Carbaugh.
She was a graduate of Cranberry High School and was a long-time active member of Old Zion United Methodist Church in Emlenton. Linda was a devoted homemaker, enjoyed cooking, flower gardening, and traveling with her husband. She was married in Emlenton on June 3, 1963, to Walter C. “Shorty” White. Mr. white preceded her in death on April 14, 2011.
Linda is survived by five children: Vincent E. White and his wife Julia of Tionesta, Valerie A. Wakefield and her husband Harold of Franklin, Leann R. Kriebel of Whitehall, Lorraine E. Morrison and her husband Jeffrey of Emlenton, and Richard W. White of Franklin. Also surviving are seven grandchildren: Sarah Palmer and her fiancé Samuel, Richard Morrison, Ryan Kriebel, Donald Kriebel, Kaitlyn Thompson and her husband Justin, and Corey Morrison and his fiancée Marissa; five great grandchildren; a sister Christine Hicks and her husband Steve of North Carolina, a brother-in-law and sister-in law-Dean and Francine Wolfgong of Lamartine, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Mary Beth White, two grandsons: Justin and Jonathon Wakefield, and a brother and his wife, Raymond and Jane Carbaugh, as well as a brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Friends will be received at the Hile Funeral Home, Inc., 1204 Kerr Ave., Emlenton, from 11 am – 1 pm on Friday, October 23, 2026. A funeral service will follow from the funeral home at 1 pm with the Rev. Gene Lenk, a retired United Methodist pastor, officiating. The interment will be in Zion Union Cemetery, Emlenton.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. White’s name may be made to Emlenton Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 371, Emlenton, Pa. 16373. To send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.
