Tonya was born November 29, 1958, in Georgia. She was a graduate of Louisville High School. Tonya loved to stay busy and worked in healthcare, sitting with the elderly, and worked cleaning homes too. She was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Elizabeth Nichols; and a son, Preston Peters.
She is survived by her husband, Keith White of Louisville; two daughters, Leslie Peters (Daniel) Trainor and Abby Lynne (Mark) Clemons, both of Grand Bay, AL; a son, Steven Blaine Peters of Semmes, Al; a sister, Linda (Steve) White of Louisville; a brother, Eddie (Alicison) Nichols of Louisville; and twelve grandchildren.
Flowers delivered to the funeral home will be taken to the graveside.