Neil Edwin WhiteVero Beach, FLNeil Edwin White, age 66, died at Melbourne, Florida on January 3, 2017.Neil was born on April 19, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, to Austin and Ruby Jerone White.Neil graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1968 and served in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972 on the USS Sarsfield in Viet Nam.Neil was married to Tami Whiting White on July 4, 2005.Neil retired from Hogan and Sons in 2014 after a 38 year career as the Packing House Manager.Survivors include his wife, Tami White; son, Kevin Neil White (Erin); step daughter, Lori Higdon (Trey); sister, Joan Baker (Rick); grandchildren, Austin Neil White, Jase Edwin White, Kaylynn and Lucas, Chandler Higdon and Avery Higdon; father -in-law and mother -in-law, Marvin and Gayle Whiting; brother -in -law, Dale Whiting (Jill) and many nieces and nephews. Neil was preceded in death by his parents, Austin White and Ruby Jerone White and his brother, Randy White.Neil was a member of the Vero Beach Elks Lodge, the Italian American Civic Association, the American Legion, Vero Beach Veterans, the Eagles and the Moose Lodge.Donations may be to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Strunk Funeral Home, 916 17th Street, Vero Beach. A memorial service will begin at 1:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home with military honors conducted by the American Legion Post 39, Vero Beach. An online guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneral home.com.