Robert M. Gillette, O. D., 91, died June 23, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born May 14, 1921 at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Harold and Laura Belle (McLaughlin) Gillette. He married Gretta Katherine Braddock October 15, 1949 at Dodge City, Kansas. She died June 16, 1989. A Great Bend resident since 1957, coming from Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Gillette was an optometrist with Drs. Reinhardt, Gillette, and McCaulley, Great Bend. He was an United States Army Air Force veteran of World War II. Dr. Gillette was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Kiwanis, Petroleum Club, Barton Hills Golf Club, Kansas Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, Presbyterian Men, and Colorado Wheat Growers Association. Survivors include one son, Robert L. Gillette, D. V. M. and his wife Diana, Auburn, Alabama; one daughter, Becky Gillette, Great Bend; two brothers: Richard Gillette, Texas; and John Gillette, Missouri; and two grandchildren: Brad Gillette and Max Gillette. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ed Gillette and Bill Gillette; and one sister, Laurine Patterson. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 25, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. The Reverend Dr. Scott V. Solether will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Hospice Care of Kansas or First Presbyterian Church or Imprimis of Hillsdale College, in care of the funeral home.