Funeral services for Benjamin C. White, age 69, of Shreveport, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Officiating the service will be Rev. Frank Nihart. Interment will follow in Canaan Baptist Cemetery in Spearsville, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 24, 2017 from 5:00 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, 209 North Bonner, in Ruston.Mr. White was born June 8, 1947 in Bossier City, LA and passed away on May 19, 2017 in Shreveport, LA. He was a member of Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Shreveport. Ben was a retired Financial Manager from Ark-La-Tex Gas and Conagra Foods. He graduated from Bossier High School and continued his education at Louisiana Tech with a Bachelor Degree in Business and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Ben enjoyed fishing and history, especially World War II history. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, J. A. and Lou Della Manning and Ben and Alma White; and, his father, Cleo L. White.Mr. White is survived by his mother, Ophelia Manning White of Ruston, LA; son, Jason G. White and wife Mary Ann of Bossier City, LA; daughter, Courtney Friedmon of Dallas, TX; grandchildren, Jade Friedman , E. J. Harris, and Benjamin Harris all of Dallas, TX; and his aunt, Stella Dowd of Shreveport, LA.The family would like to extend their thanks to the Pulmonary Department and nurses on the Stepdown Unit and those involved with his care at University Health in Shreveport.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com