James R. "Jim" Carson, 76, died July 8, 2010 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born February 4, 1934 at Smith Center, Kansas, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Conn) Carson. He married Mildred K. Willson VanScyoc July 6, 1963 at Hoisington, Kansas. He managed the J. M. McDonald Store, Hoisington; owned and operated Carson's Department Store, Hoisington, with his wife Mildred from 1978 to 1989; and began working for the Hoisington Police Department in 1989 and was a Emergency Medical Technician for the Hoisington Ambulance Service since 1991. He was a Hoisington resident for fifty years. Mr. Carson was a member of Grace Community Church, Great Bend. Survivors include his wife, Mildred K. Carson, of the home; three sons: Larry VanScyoc and wife Irma, Wichita, Kansas; Leland VanScyoc, Hoisington; and Lonnie VanScyoc and wife Sandy, Hoisington; three daughters: Luann Gutierrez, Hoisington; Ladonna Wallace and husband Dennis, Wichita; and Leilani Schenkel and husband Scott, Great Bend; one sister: Elaine Hamilton, Smith Center, Kansas; fourteen grandchildren: Joel Gutierrez, Timothy VanScyoc and wife DeeAnn, Brandon Wallace and wife Dalena, Aaron Wallace and wife Kristy, Ryan Wallace and wife Brie, and Sheryl VanScyoc, all of Wichita, Kansas; Casey Elliott and husband J. B., Lawrence, Kansas; Ashley Earnest and husband Karl, Topeka, Kansas; Tonya Jones and husband Patrick, Lashon VanScyoc and wife April, and Brittany VanScyoc, all of Hoisington; Clinton VanScyoc, Topeka, Kansas; Evan Schenkel, Great Bend; and Cory Schenkel, Fort Scott, Kansas; and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 12, 2010 at Grace Community Church. Pastor Roy Savage and Pastor Dennis Wallace will officiate. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials have been established with Grace Community Church or CKMC Foundation for the benefit of the Heartland Cancer Center, in care of the funeral home.