Kenneth Poe Funeral Services

March 17, 2024

CHARLOTTE – Conard “Lynn” White, 81, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 17, 2024.  He was born January 23, 1943, in Independence, Missouri.

Lynn grew up on a 400-acre farm near Buckner, Missouri.  He rode horses, hunted, fished and ran a hay hauling business staffed by his classmates during the summers.  He was a well-rounded athlete playing numerous sports during his upbringing, including football, baseball, track and water skiing. He played football during his freshman year in college.

Lynn graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business in 1965 and Master’s in Business Administration in 1966 from the University of Missouri.  He worked for Exxon for 20 years including a two-year assignment in Tokyo, Japan.  Lynn began his real estate development career in 1986, earned his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 1989 and founded Commercial Real Estate Counsel in 1990.  After initially developing an office park and several other commercial properties he shifted his focus to self-storage development.  Lynn had ownership in over 10 properties across the Carolinas.  He served on the Board of Directors for Carolina Storage Insurance.

Lynn was an avid hunter and fisherman who enjoyed trips to Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Canada and Alaska.  He had a passion for sailing, which he especially enjoyed in the British Virgin Islands.

Lynn is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sandy Mickle White.  He was the devoted father of Wendy Jane Walker and her husband, Tony and proud grandfather of Burnley Claire Hunt and John Anthony Walker.  Also surviving is his sister, Carol White Shropshire and her husband, Keith; his nephews, Chris Shropshire and Kirk Shropshire and his wife, Ewa and his niece, Kelly Shropshire Rich and her husband, Brian. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Conard Velton White and Sara Burnley White.

Services will be private.

Memorials may be offered in memory of Lynn to the Trulaske Excellence Fund at the University of Missouri.  Donations can be made online at www.giving.missouri.edu by clicking “Make a Gift,” and then entering “Trulaske College of Business Excellence Fund” as the designation. Alternatively, checks made out to the University of Missouri with “Trulaske Excellence Fund” written on the Memo line can be mailed to: Beth Krumm Executive Director of Advancement Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, University of Missouri, 408-G Cornell Hall, Columbia, MO 65211.

Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204; (704) 641-7606. Online condolences may be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.