Gordon Ray Smith, age 60, died December 29, 2006 at the Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. He was born the son of Harold and Juanita Hager Smith on May 22, 1946 at Great Bend, Kansas. Mr. Smith married Sheila Rowley June 5, 1971 in Albert, Kansas. He was past manager of several body shops, and was a lifetime area resident. Survivors include the wife, Sheila Smith, of the home; three sons, Curtis Smith, Aaron Smith, and Ryan Smith, all of the home; two daughters, DeNay Loucks and husband, Mark, Otis, Kansas, and Tron Smith, Great Bend, Kansas; his parents, Harold and Juanita Smith, Arapahoe, Nebraska; one brother, Keith Smith, Radium, Kansas; and six grandchildren, Mercedes Smith, Tanner Loucks, Kailyn Loucks, Blake Flores, Reilly Smith, and Calli Bradwell. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Brad Penner officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date. There will be no visitation as cremation has been effected. A memorial fund in Mr. Smith's name has been established with the family, in care of the funeral home.