Robert A. White, 78, Great Bend, died July 30 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 3, 1931, at Great Bend, the son of George and Katy (Williams) White. He married Margaret Wondra on Sept. 18, 1951, at Odin. She survives. He was a bookkeeper for Sherman Brothers Machine Works and owned and operated R & M Trucking. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he served in the National Guard and Army Reserves. Mr. White was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend. Survivors, in addition to his wife, of the home, include four sons, Ron White of Marion, Va., Larry White and wife Danette of Damascus, Md., James White and wife Midori of Seattle, Wash., and Greg White and wife Michelle of Fayetteville, Ark.; three daughters, Marilyn White and husband Ed Granger of Vienna, Va., Karen Irick and husband Mike of Brownsville, Tenn., and Patsy White and husband Bill Troyer of Eugene, Ore.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William White and George White Jr. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend, Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, with military honors conducted by a Fort Riley Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to the Prince of Peace Parish or to the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home.