Laurel (Jones) White Tarbert

Laurel White, 78, of Lewiston, and formerly of Olympia and Spokane, entered into rest Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Lewiston from severe artery disease complicated with multiple myeloma.

Born to Thomas M. Jones and Doris M. Starkebaum on Feb. 8, 1946, in Richland. She attended Sacajawea Junior High School and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane in 1964.

Laurel is survived by her husband of 28 years, Walt Tarbert, whom she met while working at the Washington Water Power Company in 1992. She was previously married to Dale “Red” White in November of 1964; they were married for 9 years and had two sons, Don and Joe.

Laurel enjoyed the Mariners, Seahawks (and all things football), reading, gardening, walking, dining out and going to softball games where Walt played for years on the Vintage Players softball team for WWP/Avista. Laurel would like to acknowledge Wende Barker for her friendship, her many homemade gifts, her visits with friend Ron to Laurel and Walt’s Lewiston home and all the get-togethers Wende planned. Also, thanks to our good friends here, Pam Spence, Rhoda Bacon, Kris Spence and Mark Mayer.

Laurel is preceded in death by her parents Thomas Jones (1951) and Doris Taylor (1992), sister Ruth Green (2001), the father of her children, “Red” White (2011 - Karen, Lacey, Wash.), brother Tom Jones (2014), and brother Kirby Jones (2015). She is survived by her husband and best friend, Walt; sons Don White and Joe White; daughter-in-Law Anna White; sister Tana Dugan and brother Gib Taylor (Toni). Other survivors include stepdaughters Lori D’Andrea (Will) and Kari Leland. Laurel had five Grandchildren: Madison, Collin, Gabriella, Ellie and Cambell; four nieces, eight nephews and four cousins at the time of her death.

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