Norma C. White

Guilford, ME – Norma Jean Cole White passed away peacefully on March 22, 2023. Born July 2, 1933 to the late Graydon L. Cole and Golda Bickford Cole. Norma graduated from Guilford High School in 1951 and Husson College in 1955. Norma married James (Jimmy) H. H. White on September 2, 1957. Together they moved to Boston while Jimmy attended Boston University Law School. Norma worked at a Boston radio station during that time and loved getting free tickets to the Red Sox, attending as many games as she could, sometimes all by herself. After Jimmy finished law school they moved back to Guilford where she lived most of her life. Norma loved bird hunting, fishing, and golfing. She would play golf with her dear golfing friends all over the State of Maine, winning several women’s Club Championships at Piscataquis Country Club. Later in her life She did some traveling with her sister-in-law Betsey White Cousins and cousin Connie Lander. Norma cruised down the Amazon River, visited Machu Picchu, rafted down the Colorado River, explored the Mayan Ruins and cruised to Alaska. Many great stories came from those trips. Norma’s final years were spent at Sable Lodge Independent Living and HarborChase Assisted Living in South Portland with Nai, her beloved Siamese cat and close to her son John. Norma was predeceased by her husband James H. H. White, her brothers Robert G. Cole, Richard A. Cole and Roderick Cole, her sister-in-law's Marylo White Shahawy and Betsey White Cousins, and a special goddaughter Pamela Cartwright Fountain. Norma is survived by her son, John P White and his partners Richard Champagne and Luke Parker; her sister-in-law, Anita Cole; her nieces, Shireen Shahawy (Jeff Lee), Sandy Cole Cavalcante (Joseph), Marylynn Cole Douroux, and Sarah Hebb Carpenter (Mike); her almost-daughters Nancy Blake, Pammy Goulette and Lindy Gokas and many special nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held in Guilford when weather permits. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland, ME. To view Norma’s memorial page, or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Norma’s name be made to the Guilford Memorial Library, 4 Library St, Guilford, ME 04443