Kenneth Ira Sellens, 94, died October 23, 2011 at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood, Kansas. He was born January 14, 1917 at Russell, Kansas, the son of Henry and Florette (Overholt) Sellens. He married Berdena B. Bangerter May 28, 1938 at Hoisington, Kansas. She died January 19, 2010. A lifetime Hoisington resident, until moving to Great Bend after the 2001 tornado, Mr. Sellens worked at the Star Meat Market in the 1940's and then was a pumper in the oilfield and retired as parts and service manager after many years at Murdy Motors, Hoisington. Mr. Sellens was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hoisington. He was a devoted father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He volunteered for the police auxiliary, was a champion blue rock competitor and and avid bowler. Mr. Sellens taught the Hunter Safety Course and auto mechanics at Barton County Community College. Following his retirement, Mr. Sellens was an avid sportsman and hunter and helped with his long-time friend, Ray Bradshaw's farming. Survivors include one son, Jim Sellens and his wife Sharon, Wasilla, Alaska; four daughters: Judy Harmon and her husband Roger, Round Rock, Texas; Janice Westrum and her husband Gordon, Monument, Colorado; Jolene Boys and her husband Mike, Great Bend; and Demarise Jayne Klir and her husband Steven, Denton, Texas; one brother, Howard Sellens, Hoisington; three sisters: Marilu Delano, McCook, Nebraska; Beula Earnest, Attica, Kansas; and Carolyn, Huffman, Attica; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 28, 2011 at First United Methodist Church, Hoisington. The Reverend Kris Brinlee will officiate. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home; and from 9:30 a.m. to service time Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, in care of the funeral home.