Elmer Lloyd Gimblin, Sr., 97, died May 9, 2007, at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 17, 1909, in rural Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, to Hanna Artie and Elizabeth (Baugh) Gimblin. He was a lifetime resident of Great Bend. On December 24, 1929, he married Saxie Mae Switzer at Great Bend, Kansas. She died January 3, 1997. He was a retired carman for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the A.M.E. Myers Chapel and Masonic Temple #28, both of Great Bend. Survivors include: one daughter-in-law, Shirley Gimblin, Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Judson Gimblin and Hannelore Gimblin; three great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and one step-great-great-grandchild. Elmer was preceded in death by a son, Elmer Gimblin, II; a half brother, Lazell Gulliford; and a sister, Sara Robinson. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 14, 2007, at Bryant Funeral Home, with the Reverend Loyce Clay officiating. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, May 13, 2007, at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the A.M.E. Myers Chapel in care of the funeral home.