Ivard Lee "Bill" Ott, 80, died January 10, 2007 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was given the gift of life at Emporia, Kansas, on February 2, 1926, the son of Raymond A. and Ethel Hazel (Kern) Ott. He married Olinda Elizabeth "Linda" Tittel January 9, 1949 at Milberger, Kansas. He was a drilling superintendent for Anthes Resource Services and former roughneck and driller and was the former owner of Gas Detectors, Inc. Mr. Ott was a resident of Great Bend since 1963, coming from Russell, Kansas. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the United States Navy, earning the rank of Seaman First Class. Mr. Ott was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Morris-McFadden Post 3111 and attended Trinity Lutheran Church, both of Great Bend. Surviving Mr. Ott are his wife, Olinda "Linda" Ott, of the home; one daughter, Staci Robl and husband, Kent, Ellinwood, Kansas; and three sisters, Melba Jean Boxberger, Beloit, Kansas, Joan Ott, Springdale, Arkansas, and Joyce Ott, Grove Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend James A. Strasen of Trinity Lutheran Church presiding. Burial with military committal rites conducted by the United States Navy Honor Guard will be in Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood, Kansas. Friends may call Friday, January 12, 2007 from noon until 9:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 13, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. until service time, all at Bryant Funeral Home. A memorial fund in Mr. Ott's name has been established to Trinity Lutheran Church or the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home.