Muscatine Journal Muscatine, Iowa February 26, 2001, p. 5A Jean M. "Mother Decker" White, 73 of Muscatine died Saturday, February 24,2001, at the Unity Hospital in Muscatine. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Geo M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home in Muscatine. The Rev. Sharon Phillips will officiate. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Buddy Krise Jr., Robert Gomez, Tommy Ash, Jose Gomez Jr, Scott Ash and Tim Ash. Honorary pallbearers will be Gorden Lake, Charles White III, David White, Ralph White, Douglas White, and Doug Lake. Patricia Gomez will be the soloist. A memorial has been established and may be left the funeral home. A luncheon will follow the graveside service at the Pearl City Outreach Center in Muscatine. Mrs. White was born Aug. 15, 1927, the daughter of Oliver and Augusta Lake in Trenton, NJ. She married Robert C. Decker Sr. June 9, 1947. He died on April 12, 1952. She later married Charles White Jr. on August 25, 1957. He preceded her in death in November of 1984. She was a cook at the Elks Club in Muscatine for many years. She was just not a friend, but a mom to so many people. She game homeless people a place to live and eat, she took people in that had nobody else, she truly made a difference in this world. She enjoyed puzzles, bingo, and reading. Survivors include four sons, Gordon Lake and his wife Fran of Columbus, NJ, Charles White III of Wisconsin, David White, Douglas White, Ralph White, all of Muscatine; three daughters, Susan Krise and her husband, Buddy Sr., Patricia Gomez and her husband, Jose Sr., and Christine Ash and her husband, Richard, all of Muscatine; 17 grandchildren, Lori, Kelly, Doug, Tina, Buddy Jr., Tracy, Robert, Teresa, Jose Jr., Tommy, Lori, Scott, Sandy, Tammy, Tim, Kevin and Brian; and 23 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, a son, Robert Decker Jr., and four brothers. Quad-City Times; Davenport IA; 2001-2-25 MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Jean M. "Mother Decker" White, Muscatine, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at the Unity Hospital, Muscatine. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, Muscatine. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine. Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. White was a cook at the Elks Club in Muscatine for many years. Jean Lake was born on Aug. 15, 1927, in Trenton, N.J. She married Robert Decker in 1947. He died in 1952. She later married Charles White Jr. in 1957. He died in 1984. A memorial fund has been established and may be left at the funeral home. Survivors include her daughters, Susan Krise, Patricia Gomez and Christine Ash, all of Muscatine, her sons, Gordon Lake, Columbus, N.J., Charles White III, of Wisconsin, and David White, Douglas White and Ralph White, all of Muscatine, 17 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren.