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Funeral set for Cherokee teacher killed in car crash

Chorus teacher Kevin White was killed Friday morning when his car went down an embankment. He taught at E.T. Booth Middle School in Cherokee County. (Credit: Lori Whatley Grant)
Chorus teacher Kevin White was killed Friday morning when his car went down an embankment. He taught at E.T. Booth Middle School in Cherokee County. (Credit: Lori Whatley Grant)
By Raisa Habersham and Lauren Foreman
March 27, 2017

A Cherokee County middle school teacher who was killed in a car crash will be buried Tuesday.

Kevin White, 37, of Canton, died Friday after his F-150 went off a 100-foot embankment on I-575 at Little River Bridge near Ridgewalk Parkway in Woodstock, officials said.

He was a chorus teacher at E.T. Booth Middle School in Woodstock.

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White's funeral will be held Tuesday at Canton First United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Visitation is scheduled until 9 p.m. Monday and again from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at South Canton Funeral Home.

White’s car went off an embankment on I-575. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
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“Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. White's family and friends,” Cherokee County Schools said in a statement.

White had taught in the school district since 2004.

Grief counselors had been at the school since Friday, spokeswoman Barbara Jacoby said.

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