Elmer C. Dupree, 90, died February 23, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born July 10, 1921 at Knowles, Oklahoma, the son of John L. and Clara Mae (Taylor) Dupree. He married Rhea M. Brown December 21, 1941 at Chester, Oklahoma. She died October 16, 2009. A Great Bend resident since 1951, coming from Kinsley, Kansas, Mr. Dupree owned and operated Dupree Locker Service for twenty-eight years and later worked for Dillons for seventeen years. He was a United States Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Mr. Dupree was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and American Legion Argonne Post 180, both of Great Bend. Survivors include two daughters: Naomi Dean Debes, Littleton, Colorado; and R. Maxine Simpson and husband C. E., Wellington, Kansas; one brother, Kenneth Dupree, Kinsley, Kansas; one sister, Margaret Ferguson, Wynnewood, Oklahoma; two grandchildren: Kimberly Hindman and husband Tim, Littleton, Colorado; and Kerrie Martinez and husband Damien, Round Rock, Texas; and four great-grandchildren: Alliee Hindman, Christopher Martinez, Jacob Martinez, and Emily Martinez. He was preceded in death by one son-in-law, Johnny Lynn Debes; and one brother, Arthur W. Dupree. Graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Great Bend Cemetery North. Pastor Josh Foster will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery North. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Brit Spaugh Park and Zoo, in care of the funeral home.