Martha S. White, 79, formerly of Brookston, died at 5:32 p.m. Sat urday, Jan. 24, at Bradner Village Nursing Home in Marion, where she had resided since 1983.

She was born to George and Susan Million Sites, Feb. 22, 1907, in Yeoman. She married Leo Richard White, who died in 1959.

She worked at Prairie Telephone Co. for 35 years and for the Brookston Farmers State Bank for seven years.

She was graduated from Brookston High School and lived in Brookston until 1983. She was a member of the Brookston United Methodist Church and was a past noble grand of the Brookston Rebekah Lodge.

Surviving are one son, Richard F., Indianapolis; one sister Mrs Mary Kintigh, Lansing, Mich.; and two granddaughters.

Services were Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in Hartzler Funeral Home at Brookston, with the Rev Gene Ansell officiating. Burial was in Brookston IOOF Cemetery.