Albert "Buck" Unruh, Sr., 80, died October 12, 2008 at Golden Living Nursing Home, Springhill, Kansas. He was born March 22, 1928 in Barton County, Kansas, the son of Benjamin H. and Carrie M. Unruh. He married Marcia Marie Young Copeland June 1, 1955 at Fowler, Kansas. She died August 3, 2004. A resident of Great Bend since 1955, coming from Pawnee Rock, Kansas, Mr. Unruh was a retired rig operator for Kelso Pulling Company. Following retirement, he worked for True Value Hardware in maintenance. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Unruh was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, American Legion Argonne Post 180, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3111, all of Great Bend. Survivors include one son, Albert Lee Unruh, Jr., Osawatomie, Kansas; one step-son, Randy Copeland, Gallup, New Mexico; one step-daughter, Pamela Ann Munoz-Hall, Klamath Falls, Oregon; two brothers: Elmer W. Unruh, Enterprise, Kansas; and Ben E. Unruh, Woodward, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Cara Marie Unruh; one brother, Victor Unruh; three half-brothers, Alvin Unruh, Paul Unruh, and Sylvester Unruh; and four half-sisters, Frieda Collins, Gertrude Van Cleave, Ruth Lembecker, and Augusta Unruh. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Great Bend, with the Reverend Stan Crawford officiating. Burial with military rites conducted by the Fort Riley Honor Guard will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 15, 2008 with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the First Congregational United Church of Christ, in care of the funeral home.