Vicky White was buried by her household Saturday at Middle Hill Cemetery.
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Vicky White’s household buried the previous jail boss Saturday as an alternative of celebrating her sixth award as Lauderdale County’s Corrections Worker of the Yr.
White, 56, the assistant commander of operations on the Lauderdale County Jail, walked out of the north Alabama lockup with capital homicide suspect Casey White on April 29, claiming she was taking him to court docket, earlier than hitting the highway in a automobile authorities say she purchased for the escape.
The nation was riveted by the 11-day manhunt, earlier than an Indiana automobile wash supervisor known as police about an deserted Ford F-150 truck they stole after Vicky White’s Ford Echo broke down in Tennessee. Casey White was recaptured, however Vicky White shot herself as cops closed in. The 2 weren't associated.
The graveside service for Vicky White was held in Middle Hill Cemetery, about 25 miles away from the jail the place she labored.
Her obituary stated solely that she died on Could 9 and labored on the jail.
She is survived by her mother and father, two brothers, a nephew and several other aunts and uncles. A handful of feedback to the obituary expressed condolences to the household. “Praying for Vicky’s household and mates right now,” one submit stated. “Cherish your lovely recollections, which can by no means cross away.”
Mates and colleagues are nonetheless puzzled over what occur to the mannequin worker, who apparently fell in love with a person serving 75 years for a terrifying rampage the place he tried to homicide his ex-girlfriend, shot one other lady and held a number of different individuals at gunpoint. Casey White, no relation to Vicky, was awaiting trial for the capital homicide of one other lady, Connie Ridgeway.
Authorities stated Vicky White gave the large Casey, who stands 6-foot-7 and weighs greater than 300 kilos, further meals and in any other case confirmed him favor earlier than the escape, Fox Information reported.
Casey White is now going through escape expenses along with the costs associated to the 2015 slaying of Ridgeway. In the meantime, a good friend of Ridgeway’s has began a GoFundMe to lift reward cash for the automobile wash supervisor whose tip led cops to the fugitive couple.
Casey White’s mom, Connie Moore, stated the jailer additionally visited the inmate’s 12-year-old son and 2-year-old grandchild, and despatched them Christmas presents. Her son is now mourning the girl he beloved and regarded his spouse, she claimed. “He was calling her his spouse even when he was in jail. I simply type of went together with it. I didn’t say, ‘You shouldn’t,’ or no matter. It made him blissful.”
“Vicky was actually, actually good to him — simply being there for him, speaking with him. That they had an actual factor,” she stated.
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