James R. Jimmy? Godfrey, 101, died June 17, 2011 at Kaye Pogue Hospice Center, Salina, Kansas. He was born February 1, 1910 at rural Bushton, Kansas, the son of William J. and Rose C. (Finnin) Godfrey. He married Katherine Elizabeth Gabel July 16, 1934 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died January 21, 2001. He was a retired counterman for Scheufler Supply in Great Bend and Russell; and retired operations manager for American Parts System. Mr. Godfrey was a Great Bend resident since 1943. He served in the National Guard during World War II. Mr. Godfrey was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, and Knights of Columbus Council #862 (3rd and 4th Degree). Mr. Godfrey was a former Grand Knight and state district deputy of Knights of Columbus; former director of the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce and former coach at St. Rose School. He was state president, state deputy commissioner, and state youth commissioner of Kansas Amateur Softball Association, was appointed a life member of the National Softball Association of America, and Kansas Commissioner Hall of Fame. He was honored by the city of Great Bend with the naming of the softball complex at Veterans Memorial Park with the Jimmy Godfrey Softball Complex. Survivors include one son, James Richard Dick? Godfrey, Jr. and wife Helen of Salina; two daughters: Patricia Ann Horn and husband William of Polo, Missouri; and Barbara Jean Wegner and husband William of Warrenton, Missouri; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and sisters-in-law, Odella Gardner and Beverly Gabel both of Casper, Wyoming. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Bill Godfrey, Hugh Godfrey, John Godfrey, and Lawrence Godfrey; and three sisters, Jean Siefers, Margaret Wille, and Marie Thompson. A vigil service with Knights of Columbus Rosary will be at 7 p.m., Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2011 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Father Reginald A. Urban will be celebrant. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Holy Family School Endowment Fund or Great Bend Recreation Commission for Youth, in care of the funeral home.