Ryan Clifton White

Mr. Ryan Clifton White, age 33, passed away on April 19, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Spruce Pine, NC on March 30, 1978 the son of Chuck White and Donna McKinney. Ryan graduated from Watauga High School in Boone, NC and entered the Coast Guard following graduation. After serving five years in the Coast Guard, he enrolled at NC State to pursue an engineering degree. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Funeral services will be private. He is survived by his daughter, Emma White of Raleigh, NC; parents, Chuck White and his wife Stacy and Donna McKinney; brothers, Peter White of Matthews, NC , Mackenzie White of Huntersville, NC, Kirk Ward of Winston Salem NC, Adrian Woodend of Charleston SC and sister, Grace White of Charleston, SC. Ryan was a kind and gentle person and will be missed by all who knew him.