PORTSMOUTH - Lorna M. White, 52, of the 200 block of Montclair Ave., departed this life March 29, 2008, after a lengthy illness.

A lifelong resident, Ms. White attended Portsmouth City Schools and was a 1974 graduate of Craddock High School. She completed a two-year course of study in early childhood education at Tidewater Community College and was employed at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for 10 years. She was a longtime member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Portsmouth.

Lorna White leaves to cherish her memory one son, Lamont M. White of Portsmouth; her mother, Golena V. White of Hempstead, N.Y.; one sister, Cheryl White Lockwood of Hempstead; two granddaughters, two grandsons, two nephews, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday in Steele-Bullock Funeral Home Chapel, 3950 Turnpike Road, Portsmouth. Family may assemble at the chapel by 11:30 a.m. for the service. Condolences may be sent to www.steelebullockfuneralhome.com.