Kenneth Clark "Ken" White, age 62, of Suwanee, GA, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024.
Ken was a proud graduate of Marianna High School. He went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Florida State University and later obtained his MBA from Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business. A distinguished marketing executive, Ken led sports marketing for The Coca-Cola Company before his retirement in 2018. Before joining Coca-Cola, he served as the Southeast Marketing Director for The McDonald’s Corporation. Ken began his career as a television reporter at Channel 7 Panama City WJHG.
After his retirement from Coca-Cola, Ken returned to Georgia State University as a full-time marketing professor, where he taught both MBA and undergraduate courses. He also played a significant role in the University’s esteemed Marketing Roundtable.
Ken was a loving husband, a devoted father, and a lifelong sports enthusiast, who shared his passion for sports with his children and stepchildren. He is survived by his wife, Leslie White, his four children: Kendel White, Mitchell White, Brennen White, and Avery (Dillon) Chamberlain, from his marriage to the late Sue Ellen White. He is also survived by his mother, Carol Jean Crawford, and his brother and sister-in-law, Stan & Margaret White along with his two grandchildren, Rylee and Briggs Chamberlain, as well as his beloved stepchildren and step-grandchildren.
Visitation services with the family will be 10:00 to 11:15, Wednesday, August 28th at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel. A graveside service will be at 12 noon, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 officiated by Mark Sims at Sink Creek Cemetery immediately following the visitation service with a gravesite dedication performed by Petey Sims with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing.
In lieu of flowers, the family would love for donations to be made to either the CJD Foundation or the American Heart Association to continue the much-needed research to cure diseases that take our loved ones too soon.
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