[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E228]
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                        HONORING FANNIE M. WHITE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 15, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Mrs. Fannie 
M. White, a life-long resident of Issaquena County. Fannie White was 
born on September 2, 1950, to Mr. Sidney and Marie Marshall, the 
seventh of nine children. She is a 1973 graduate of Mississippi Valley 
State University with a BS in Business Administration. She is retired 
from the Mississippi Department of Human Services after 28 years of 
service. She is married to Supervisor Larry White, who is also the 
assistant pastor of Rose Hill M.B. Church in Mayersville, MS, and has 
one son, Tristan White, who is a student at Alcorn State University.
  Mrs. White has always had an interest in working with the youth in 
Issaquena County. Since the 1970's, she has been very active in working 
with the youth in the church, putting on plays to celebrate different 
holidays. She is the Adult Sunday School teacher at St. Peter M.B. 
Church where she is a dedicated member. She is also the founder and 
president of the Mayersville Youth Development Committee, and the 
director of the Mayersville Children's Village. Mrs. White has worked 
with these organizations for several years with such services as the 
Summer Feeding Program, the After School Tutoring Program, as well as 
the Summer Enhancement Program. She enjoys summer activities with the 
children, which consists of Summer Fun Days at the park, trips to 
educational museums such as the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, the 
Natural Science Museum, the Planetarium, and the Civil Rights Museum in 
Jackson, MS. Mrs. White is also instrumental in participating with St. 
Jude and Muscular Dystrophy Foundation to help raise money for their 
organizations, also is an alderman for the town of Mayersville.

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