Z. Bart Rose

Customer satisfaction has been the primary focus since Z. Bart Rose and A.G. Wallace started the White Wet Wash laundry in 1921. It was among the first such businesses in Huntington.

The co-owners were boyhood friends from Mason County who married sisters.

Rose eventually bought out Wallace and ran the business until his death in 1953. His son, Harold W. Rose, then took over until his death in 1981.

Harold W. Rose

White Way is currently operated by Staige Davis, a Huntington native who attended Huntington High and Marshall University. Staige is married to Sharon Rose Davis. They have a 19-year-old son, Bart, named after his great grandfather.

But, of course, any successful business is bigger than just the people who own it and operate it. White Way is also a family of employees. View the Meet Our People page to see the latest face of White Way!