Ervin M. Neighbors, 79, died July 24, 2010 at Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 25, 1930 at Hallett, Oklahoma, the son of Orb and Augusta (Brown) Neighbors. He married Janet Ruth Holland September 25, 1950. A lifetime Great Bend, Kansas, resident, Mr. Neighbors worked in the oilfield. He was a United States Army Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Janet Ruth Neighbors, of the home; four daughters: Sherrie Holmes, Winfield, Kansas; Sheila Smith, Great Bend, Kansas; Sue Gruber, Great Bend, Kansas; and Tamra Downs, Augusta, Kansas; one sister, Billie Hays, Del City, Oklahoma; one brother, Jim Neighbors, Coffeyville, Kansas; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Rickie Kay Weighous; two brothers, Jack Brown and George Neighbors; and two sisters, Dora Smith and Pattie Cranks. Memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Don Paden officiating. Inurnment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park with military honors by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are requested to the Ervin Neighbors Expense Fund, in care of the funeral home.