Danny W. White, 72, longtime resident of Fredonia, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1940 in Independence, the son of Warren C. and Esther Stroud White. Dan was a 1958 graduate of Fredonia High School and a 1963 graduate of The University of Kansas, where he earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Spanish.

Dan worked as a teacher at Albuquerque Academy where he taught Spanish and English as a second language. Dan and wife, Nancy, built and operated The White House, (now known as Vintage Park) in 1990.

On March 1, 1986 in Wichita at WSU Chapel, Dan was united in marriage to Nancy Boone. She survives, at the home.

Dan’s survivors include three sons, Warren White, Wichita, Brian Soper, Baytown, Texas, Todd LaRose, Springfield, Mo.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at the White residence, 7021 West Washington in Fredonia. Inurnment will be in the Fredonia City Cemetery at a later date. A memorial has been established in Dan’s name with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, and may be sent to Timmons Funeral Home, PO Box 168, Fredonia, KS, 66736. Family condolences may be left at www.timmonsfuneralhome.com