Robert Glenn Whitmire, 82, of Cross Lanes, W.Va., died Sunday at the Heartland of Charleston in West Virginia after a long illness.

Born in Butler, July 31, 1923, he was the son of Everett and Dorothy Benton Whitmire.

He was a member of the Perrow Presbyterian Church, where he was a deacon and elder.

Mr. Whitmire served in the Army and was a veteran of World War II.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Inez Stroup Whitmire; two sisters, Betty Peters of Butler and Maxine Ray and her husband, George, of Butler; and a brother, Donald Whitmire of Cross Lanes, W.Va.

He was preceded in death by a son, Dean Whitmire.

WHITMIRE — Friends of Robert Glenn Whitmire, who died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, will be received from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the THOMPSON MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Open Arms Foundation, 5345 Big Tyler Road, Cross Lanes, WV 25313Information is also available at www.thompson-miller.com