William "Rusty" Russell White, 58, of Franklin, formerly of West Palm Beach, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013.

Born in Harrisburg, IL, he was the son of the late Charles Ray White and Juanita Murry White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Kelly Jean White and a sister, Crystal Morrison. Rusty was a US Army veteran. He loved music and enjoyed playing the guitar. He worked at Wal-Mart and formerly worked at Zickgraf for 12 years.

He is survived by his wife, Judy Waldroop White; three sons, Tanner White and Dustin White both of Clayton, GA and Nathan White of Orlando, FL; step-son, Matthew Waldroop of Franklin; brothers, B.J. Simmons of Pennsylvania, Eddie Simmons, Danny Lee White Rodney White of Illinois and Pat Church of Franklin; sister, Donna Rea Duvall of Illinois; three grandchildren, Nolan William White, Jake Ryan White and Shileigh Elizabeth Kelly White and several nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 5th in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Reverends Sherron Geiger, Jerry Guffie and Carson Gibson will officiate with VFW Post 7339 and American Legion Post 108 conducting military honors.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 1648, Franklin, NC 28744.

Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com