Christine White-Swift

Christine Marie White-Swift
December 25, 1954 – August 4, 2015

Christy White-Swift, 60, went to be with the Lord on August 4, 2015 at Providence Hospice Place surrounded by friends and family after a brief, but courageous battle with inflammatory breast cancer.

The visitation will be this Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, from 5-7 p.m.

Her funeral will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bellmead Texas on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., with Rev. Larry Krueger officiating. Private Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery in Riesel Texas, Rev. Matthew Canion presiding.

Christy was born December 25, 1954 in Waco, TX to Billy Frank Casper and Bernice Dorthy (Fenske) Casper. She was baptized at St. Mark Lutheran Church and confirmed in her faith at St. Paul Lutheran Church. She graduated from Connally High School in 1973. After Graduation, she attended Baylor University and received a Bachelor of Science in Education focusing in Journalism and Biology. She earned a Master of Library and Information Science from Texas Womens University in 1995.

She married E.G. White-Swift in 1996 and they have one son, Joseph Frank White-Swift, born on July 24, 1997.

Christy worked as a children's librarian for the Waco-McLennan County library system for many years. After graduating from TWU, she became the children's Librarian for the Zula B. Wiley library in Cedar Hill, Texas. She returned to Waco in 1998 and rejoined the Waco library System in 2006, where she loved serving patrons and encouraging children to read.

But the library was not her only passion. She served in various leadership positions both in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts including Asst. Den Leader, Pack Secretary, Troop Secretary and as a counselor for the Reading merit badge. She was a faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church serving as a Midweek Teacher and for many years on the Evangelism Committee.

We will dearly miss Christy's ear-to-ear smile, her upbeat attitude and her compassion for others. She did her best, she could do no more.

She was preceded in death by her father, Billy Frank Casper.

Survivors include her Husband E.G. White-Swift, Her son Joey White-Swift, Mother Bernice Casper, Brother Terry Casper, Brother Tim and wife Angela Casper; as well as many Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and Friends.

Pallbearers will be Terry Casper, Tim Casper, Mickey Blain, Dr. Clay Widmann, Kelly Williams, and Ruben P. Salazar.

The family would like to extend special thanks to Providence Hospice Place for their excellent care and loving hand during such a difficult time. Additionally, special thanks it given to all of the angels that assisted in her treatment and families comfort during her battle with cancer.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Providence Hospice Place and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bellmead, Texas.