Rachel J. White

October 10, 1937 - April 2, 2007

Rachel J. (Pigeon) Wright LaBonte White, 69, of 7 West St., Adams, died Monday, April 2, 2007, at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Oct. 10, 1937, she was a daughter of Joseph and Anna (Pinsonneault) Pigeon. She attended schools in Adams. Mrs. White worked for many years as a seamstress for the former Waverly Fabrics Co., Adams, and most recently had worked as a cashier for Wal-Mart, North Adams. She was a communicant of the Parish of Notre Dame and St. Thomas Aquinas, Adams. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Her first husband, Raymond Wright, died April 20, 1978. Her second husband, David LaBonte, died June 2, 1987. Her husband, Robert White, died May 2, 2002. She leaves four sons, Steven R. Wright of Hanes City, Fla., Joseph E. Wright of Travelers Rest, S.C., Robert J. Wright of Adams, and Chris A. Wright of Rolla, N.D.; two daughters, Teri L. Leja and Gail Alvarez, both of Adams; a sister, Claire Carpenter of Adams; 27 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Bernard Pigeon, and a sister, Irene Jarvis, are deceased. FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for Rachel White will be held Thursday, April 5, at noon, from Paciorek Funeral Home, 13 Hoosac St., Adams. A Libera service will be celebrated at 1 p.m. in Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs Church, Adams. Burial will be at a later date in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams Calling hours are Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital, through the funeral home.