Robert "Pop" White

January 5, 1938 - March 25, 2015

Robert Allen “Pop” White, 77, of Stephens City, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 5, 1938 in Dillon, MT the son of Col. John Aubrey and Louella Maybelle Rankin White. He was married to Dottie Jean White for fifty-five years. Robert served as an officer in the US Army Redstone Missile Project. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Michigan. He was a group supervisor at Vitro Laboratories where he worked for thirty years. He was able to travel around the world validating Nuclear Polaris Submarines. Robert was active in scouting as a cub scout leader and a scout leader for fifteen years. He was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for many years. Robert was a member of the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife are two wonderful sons, James William White and Daniel Arthur White; six grandchildren, Benjamin, David, Jacob, Liam, Shelby and Levi and a brother, John Thomas White of Germantown, MD. Friends will be received on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at The White Residence in Stephens City, VA. The inurnment service will be at a later date in Silver Spring, MD. Arrangements are by Phelps Funeral & Cremation Service, Winchester. www.phelpsfunerals.com