Marie Alice McNett, 86, died September 1, 2012 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born February 7, 1926 at Red Rock, Oklahoma, the daughter of Leonard and Libby (Bradwell) Ward. She married Champ McNett at Great Bend, Kansas. He died February 27, 1994. A Great Bend resident most of her life, coming from Red Rock, Mrs. McNett worked at Bayless Dry Cleaners, the Big Wheel, Sip & Nip, and Fuller Brush. Following her retirement she was a crossing guard at Riley School. Mrs. McNett was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Great Bend. Survivors include three sons: Marvin McNett and his wife Marcia, Sylvia, Kansas; Fred McNett, Great Bend; and Raymond McNett and his wife Joan, Great Bend; two daughters: Cathy Johnson and her husband Howard, Great Bend; and Janice Melder and her husband Roger, Glinmore, Louisiana; one daughter-in-law, Stella McNett, Glinmore, Louisiana; one sister, Mildred Bullard, Great Bend; and 128 grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Butch McNett; and three sisters, Pauline Thomason, Pearl Ebert, and Dorothy Ward. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at First Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Josh Foster will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2012 and from 9:00 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials are requested to Kans for Kids, in care of the funeral home.