Robert SpencerWhite

 Robert Spencer White, 79, of Greenville, Texas, passed away on December 22, 2021, at Medical City Hospital in North Richland Hills.  He was born on November 1, 1942, in Dallas, Texas, to Andrew Spencer White and Annie Pearl Pugh White.  Robert attended schools in Greenville and graduated from Greenville High School in 1961.  On December 2, 1983, Robert married Mary Hall, in Terrell, Texas.  Robert worked as a driver for the Garland Fire Department and retired in 1999, after 29 years of service.  He was a devoted member of Creekside Church of Christ.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary of Greenville; son, Bobby White and wife, Marla; daughters, Tara Smith and husband, Kyle, and Debbie Sullivan and husband, Lance; brother, Jerry White and wife, Sharon; grandchildren Tana White, Tyler Smith, Trent Smith, Whitley Evers, Jake Prengler, Braden Prengler, Cole Prengler, Brittney Hiett, Kennedy Smith, Sydney Sullivan, Grayson Sullivan and 8 great grandchildren.

Robert is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles White.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Creekside Church of Christ, at 2:00 PM with Mr. Mark Wilhelm and Mr. Jimmy Hyde officiating.  Burial will follow at Celeste Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 12:30 PM until service time at the church. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. 

Serving as pallbearers will be Ben Bennett, Jim Underwood, Randall Mitchell, David Bolton, John Willabay, Ronnie Combs, Mike White, and Ty White.  The Greenville High School Class of 1961 and the Garland Fire Department will serve as Honorary Pallbearers.

The family strongly suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Creekside Church of Christ (building fund), at www.creeksidechurchofchrist.org, or the Krodle Memorial Foundation, at www.krodlememorialfoundation.org, a foundation that is setup to assist firefighters’ families after a Line of Duty Death (LODD).