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\u201cWith two young boys who missed him dearly and who were involved in all kinds of sports and church activities, it was hard,\u201d Kimberly said. \u201cEven when Phillip was home, he was still on call around the clock \u2014 even on holidays. We didn\u2019t have a lot of quantity of time, but we made it quality time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly 20 years later, Kimberly fulfilled her dream to be a stay-at-home mom. \u201cI quit the urology office just before our youngest son, Walker, turned 2. It was my last opportunity to stay home with one of our sons, and it was one of the best decisions we ever made. With two grown children already, we knew how fast time flies. We are so happy God blessed us with another son and gave us another chance to start over again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lavory Wayne began working for White Associates at 17. Kimberly said, \u201cHe started out on one of the road crews and worked out of state most of the time. He is now our operations manager. He loves duck hunting and riding horses. His wife, Kayla, is a wonderful wife and mother. She is also a substitute teacher in Chapel Hill and a photographer. They have two boys \u2014 Gage, 13, and Sawyer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They both play football for Chapel Hill. Gage is such a kind soul who thinks of everyone and enjoys playing video games. Sawyer is into skeet shooting and loves collecting knives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tyler works as a relations manager at First Bank of Fayetteville. \u201cHe is a wonderful father and husband and loves to hunt. We always knew early on that he would be a banker because of his love for saving his money and loaning it to his brother, Lavory Wayne, when he was short on funds,\u201d Kimberly said. \u201cTyler\u2019s wife, Alicia, is a homemaker who loves to garden, bake homemade bread, and craft. They have a set of 6-year-old twins, Hudson and Braxton, and a 2-year-old son, Weston. Hudson has a soft heart and never wants to leave when he comes to visit. He enjoys hunting with his father and playing baseball. Braxton is always trying to make us laugh and is quite the little artist. Weston is an animal lover who takes care of their baby goats, dog, and cat. He follows the big boys and thinks he is just as old as they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phillip and Kimberly\u2019s son, Walker, will soon be a freshman. Phillip said, \u201cHe is 20 years younger than his older brothers and is a good uncle to his five nephews. They are more like brothers. Walker has played baseball and soccer, but his true passion is football, which he plays for Community Middle School. He loves to ride horses with our family and is an avid hunter and fisherman. He loves to work at the family business when his football practice schedule allows it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In January 2021, Phillip and Kimberly purchased the steel side of the company from Phillip\u2019s dad, which now employs 90 people. \u201cI had to do a lot of studying to receive my Tennessee commercial construction license. I\u2019m proud to say I accomplished this and also hold construction licenses in several other states,\u201d Kimberly said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After working alongside Phillip for 23 years, Lavory died in 2023. \u201cMy dad always taught me to take care of our clients and employees, to be true to my word, and to always get to work early, even before our employees,\u201d Phillip said. \u201cDad loved taking the entire family on vacations and us getting together every chance we got.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phillip and Kimberly purchased acreage near Petersburg, so the entire family can do what they love best \u2014 spend time together. Kimberly\u2019s parents, Linton and Judy Thompson, moved into the family compound and live in a restored 200-year-old log cabin down the hill from the Whites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kimberly said, \u201cFamily gatherings are such a priority for us. In the fall and spring, it\u2019s all about camping, riding horses, or riding our Harley. And in the summer, it\u2019s all about boating and being on the lake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With three sons and now five grandsons, the Whites have welded together a foundation our community can count on. One day, they will pass the torch to the next generation of Whites. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WORK HARD, play hard, pray hard\u201d is the motto of the White family, who own White Associates LLC, which opened at 100 L. Fisher Rd. in 2000. What began as two separate businesses opened the door for three generations of Whites to work together. Lavory White started a consulting firm, and his son, Phillip, along […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":25196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shelbyville","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/shelbyville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/06\/4-1-1024x683.jpg\")
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