Ryan White, 27, of Southaven, Mississippi, died Monday, February 22, 2010.  He was born November 1, 1982 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Tommy and Jan (Dantzler) White.  Ryan was a member of First Baptist Church of Hot Springs, Arkansas, active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a graduate of Lakeside High School and Arkansas Tech University where he was a stand out baseball player, and received his Masters degree at Henderson State University.  He spent three seasons (2006-2008) as an assistant coach at Ouachita Baptist before being named the head baseball coach in 2008 at Senatobia High School in Senatobia, Mississippi.  Along with coaching baseball at Senatobia, Ryan also coached the cross country team and was a health and physical education teacher.

He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents - Sam and Nancy Dantzler; paternal grandparents - Ralph and Phyllis White; and uncle - Lt. Col. Jerry Don Dickerson.  He is survived by his parents; three aunts - Page Dickerson of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Karen Miller and husband Dave of Mediapolis, Iowa, Rhonda Morrison and husband Doyle of Burlington, Iowa; and one uncle - David Dantzler and wife Alyce of Roanoke, Virginia, along with several cousins.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas Thursday, February 25, 2010.  Service will be at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas Friday, February 26, 2010 with Dr. John McCallum officiating.  Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2010 at Jonesboro Memorial Park in Jonesboro, Arkansas with Dr. John McCallum and Jeff Pagan officiating.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 2350 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71913 or St. Judes Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Pallbearers include Justin Linington, Matt Teale, David Hall, Si Hornbeck, Brock Ferguson, Josh Wesson, Chris Slaton, Adam O'Neal, Kyle Newsom, and Clark Richardson.  Honorary pallbearers include the teammates, players, and coaches of Ryan White at Lakeside High School, Arkansas Tech University, Ouachita Baptist University, Senatobia High School, Lakeside Baseball Association and coaching staff of UALR baseball team.