Jennie J. Byerley, 97, died August 1, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center, Ellsworth, Kansas. She was born June 6, 1914 at Romine Township, Illinois, the daughter of William and Amanda (Lawerence) Halfacre. She married Harold Byerley November 19, 1937 at Saint Charles, Missouri. He died May 27, 1974. A Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1939, coming from Salem, Illinois, and moving to Ellsworth in 2005, Mrs. Byerley was a cashier for Gibsons Discount Center and was a caregiver. Mrs. Byerley was a member of First United Methodist Church, CKMC Auxiliary, RSVP, Senior Center Advisory Board, and Silver and Gold Club, all of Great Bend. Survivors include one son, Alan Byerley and wife Linda, Ellsworth; one daughter, Cheryl James, Spokane, Washington; five grandchildren: Kimberlee McIntyre, Snohomish, Washington; Stacey Walker, Lenexa, Kansas; Lincoln Byerley, Ellsworth; Jeffrey Byerley, Philippine Islands; and Judea Beevers, Loveland, Colorado; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and eight sisters. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. The Reverend Tom Sheldon will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2011 and from 9:00 a.m. to service time Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Hospice Care of Kansas, in care of the funeral home.