Irus Sauder, 92, died October 21, 2007 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born the son of Will John and Grace Elizabeth Hoover Sauder March 15, 1915 at Topeka, Kansas. He married Loretta Martin April 10, 1952 at Elko, Nevada. Mr. Sauder graduated from Dawson High School, Dawson, Nebraska, in 1934 and enjoyed many reunions with classmates, including their 60th. Mr. Sauder was a herdsman for leading registered hereford ranches and enjoyed a lifetime working with high quality livestock, even showing the Champion Junior Division steer at the American Royal in 1930. In retirement, he enjoyed showing boer goats with his daughters. Additionally, he was an agricultural contractor involved in rangeland reclaimation in Nevada. He was an avid fisherman and traveler, and enjoyed playing pinochle and offering tips to his granddaughters for their 4-H show pig projects. Sauder was a member of Community Christian Church, Great Bend. Survivors include: wife, Loretta, of the home; one son, Art Sauder and wife, Connie, Great Bend; two daughters, Becky Sauder and Beth Mason, both of Carlsbad, Texas; three grandchildren, Jana Keeley and husband, Matt, Topeka, Kansas, Gentry Sauder, Great Bend, and Makenzie Sauder, Great Bend. He was preceded in death by one sister, Loree Curtis; and one son-in-law, Dennis Mason. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Jack Sweany officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Elko Cemetery, Elko, Nevada. Friends may call Tuesday, October 23, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. A memorial in Mr. Sauder's name has been established with the Golden Belt Community Foundation for the benefit of Barton County 4-H, in care of the funeral home.