Marian Weathers, 87, died January 22, 2014 at Rehabilitation Center of Independence in Independence, Missouri. Born September 20, 1926, in Pawnee Rock, Kansas, she was the daughter of William J. and Alvena Mary (Koehn) Mull. On June 2, 1946, she married Russell Kenneth Weathers in Great Bend. He died on August 23, 2008. A lifetime resident of Great Bend and Pawnee Rock, moving to Independence in 2009 to be closer to family, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Weathers was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Great Bend. Survivors include one son, Doug Weathers and his wife Gaylene, of Wichita; one daughter, Connie Lanam and her husband Wayne, of Independence, Missouri; one sister, Marlene Worley of Tulsa, Oklahoma; three grandchildren, Stephanie Allen and her husband Pat, Brad Weathers and his wife Cheri, and Bret Weathers and his wife Shiao-Pei; and four great-grandchildren, Grant Allen, Grace Allen, Morgan Weathers, and Bristol Weathers. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 27, 2014 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend with the Reverend Lennie Maxwell officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or Gentiva Hospice, in care of the funeral home.