Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....DETROIT, JO ANN PHILBECK WHITE October 23, 2015
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News Star World - November 01, 2015
JO ANN PHILBECK WHITE DETROIT

Beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, Jo Ann Philbeck White Detroit, 
age 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 23, 2015 in Bend Oregon, 
suddenly and unexpectedly.

Jo Ann was on the West Monroe High School ladies basketball team. She graduated 
with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Louisiana Tech in Ruston, 
Louisiana. After college she went to work for the Idaho National Reactor 
Testing Station, as a Mathematician for ZPA (Zero Power Reactor) core 
radioactive reaction calculations. There she met her soul mate and future 
husband, Ken Detroit. They were married August 10, 1963 in Klamath Falls, 
Oregon. They moved from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, Idaho, then they moved to 
Eugene, Oregon, where she took pride in being a mommy. They finally settled in 
Bend, Oregon in the early 1970's.

She became a representative with the "Welcome Wagon", visiting newcomers after 
relocation, providing a gift bag with coupons, advertisements from local 
businesses, and small red Bible tracts. Jo Ann worked for the State of Oregon 
Welfare Department as a job developer for a few years. For the past 25 or so 
years, she has been a successful Real Estate Broker and owner of The Oregon 
Dream Realty, Inc.

She enjoyed working in her yard and garden, going for regular walks with her 
closest friend through their neighborhood, spending her time researching and 
assisting her husband, as his secretary for writing his Bible study lessons, 
and participating in Bible studies with family and friends. She looked forward 
to weekly or monthly "movie days and dinner" with Ken, Cindy and her closest 
friends, Linda and Bob.

Jo Ann is survived by her husband of 52 years, Kenneth A. Detroit; daughter, 
Cynthia Detroit; son, Nathan Detroit: two brothers, Steven White of Tyler, TX, 
and Jimmy White of West Monroe, LA; and cousin Ruth Beavers of West Monroe, LA. 
She also leaves behind numerous loving relatives and friends.

Celebration of Jo Ann's Life was held in Bend, OR. Cards can be sent to 
Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home, 105 NW Irving, Bend Oregon 97701.

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