Danny Biggs, 72, died July 14, 2008 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was born April 19, 1936 at Kingman, Kansas, the son of Walter and Wilma (Cheatum) Biggs. He married Darlene Craig March 26, 1956 at Kingman. He started working for Pickrell Drilling Company, Inc., in Kingman, Kansas, in 1958 as a roustabout and pumper. He moved to Great Bend in 1963 and was promoted to Production Superintendent. In 1983, he became General Field Superintendent for Pickrell Drilling Company and subsidiary companies, Central Dirt Service and Mobile Drilling Company. In 1988, he became partner and vice president of Pickrell Drilling Company, Inc., and subsidiary companies. He was also a partner in Kelly Petroleum, LLC. Mr. Biggs served on various community and oilfield committees throughout his life. He was past president of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association and past president of the National Stripper Well Association. He received the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the year Award in 2003 and the Barton County Community College Distinguished Service Award in 2008. He was a member of the First Christian Church, a director for the Central Kansas Medical Center Foundation, and a director of Community Bank of the Midwest. He was inducted into the Kansas Oil and Gas Hall of Fame in 2000, and the Barton County Community College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. He was the founder and president of the Kansas Oil and Gas Museum and Foundation. Mr. Biggs had been a director for the Barton County Historical Foundation and past chairman of the Mid America Oil and Gas Technology Expo and the Vision 2000 Area Relations/Image Committee. He was a past member of the Governor's Kansas Energy Policy Committee and a member of the American Petroleum Institute. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Biggs, of the home; two sons: Craig Biggs and wife, Jolene, Great Bend, Kansas; and Kim Biggs and wife, Kimberly, Edmond, Oklahoma; one daughter, Kelly Bowman and husband, Rob, Great Bend, Kansas; two brothers, Patrick Biggs and wife, Jean, San Clemente, California; and Tim Biggs and wife, Sue, Pittsburg, Kansas; one sister, Nancy Boroughs and husband, Nelson, Rockwall, Texas; and eight grandchildren: Amanda Biggs, Justin Biggs, Lindsay Biggs, Jarad Biggs, Brent Biggs, Brittany Bowman, Kristan Bowman, and Jace Bowman. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at First Christian Church with the Reverend William F. Johnson presiding. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials in Mr. Biggs' name are requested to the CKMC Foundation for the benefit of the Heartland Cancer Center, Kansas Oil and Gas Museum or the First Christian Church, in care of the funeral home.