Imogene Mae “Jean” White, 91, of Newton, died Friday, June 6, 2025, at Newton Village Healthcare Center. A visitation with the family will be held 6-7:30 p.m., Friday, June 13, at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. A private family graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., June 14. Memorials may be designated in Jean’s name to Hospice of the Midwest and may be left at the funeral home or with the family.
The daughter of Theodore L. and Emma Mae (Bell) Weyers, Jean was born Dec. 15, 1933, northeast of Monroe. She attended country school in Buena Vista Township in Jasper County.
Jan. 2, 1957, Jean was united in marriage with Lloyd Nathaniel White in Newton. She worked briefly at Newton Manufacturing before she began farming with Lloyd south of Monroe.
Jean enjoyed attending special events at Lynnville Heart of Worship to watch her granddaughter. Other activities she enjoyed included deer and turkey hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting, playing cards, cruising the farm on her Ranger, calling family and friends to chat, and spending time with family, especially her granddaughter.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lloyd on Sept. 29, 2009; her sister Helen Springer; her brother Carl (and his wife, Marilyn) Weyers; her brother Carroll Weyers; and her brothers-in-law Chuck Shampine and Bill Hoover.
Those left to honor Jean’s memory include her daughters Barbara (Randy) Clark and Denise White-Staecker (Dennis Staecker); her granddaughter Katie Staecker; her sisters Thelma Shampine, Mary Hoover, Kay (Roland) Law, and Janet (Steve) Foster; her brother-in-law Chuck Springer; her sister-in-law Edna (Jim) Saltzman; and many nieces and nephews.
