Tributes paid to Dick White They turned out in their droves. People lined the streets of South Molton on a damp and grey morning, to pay their last respects to well-known local figure Dick White. “My dad touched the lives of many, many people over the years. They certainly broke the mould when our dad, grandad, stepdad, husband, brother and friend to many, was made,” said his daughter Shani. “He was one of a kind, a truly wonderful man.” “He was very much a family man,” his wife Jane told Molton Monthly. “He was always at the heart of the community, and always doing something for someone.” ‘Dicko’, as he was known to many, passed away aged 70 on December 9th.
The late Dick White
As a young man he played football for North Molton, Bishops Nympton and Chittlehampton, and later was a referee. Always active, you might have found him cutting the grass on the football and cricket pitches. He was on the committee at North Molton Sports Club for many years, where he became chairman. He even helped lay the foundations and start building the sports hall, and went on to run the bar - all this while running his own business DW Bodyworks, which is now run by his son Adam. Dick was also well known as a football manager, especially the North Molton ladies’ team. Many will also remember him as an active member and president of the Lions Club of South Molton.
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