Marion Asa Grow, 97, passed away July 24, 2009 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 20, 1912 on the family farm, north of Seward, in Stafford County, Kansas. He was the son of Elisha Asa, Jr. and Mary Alice (Smith) Grow. He married Hazel Inez Kimber January 20, 1935 at the Presbyterian Church, Great Bend, Kansas. She died January 7, 2006, two weeks prior to their 71st wedding anniversary. A lifetime resident of Stafford and Barton Counties, Mr. Grow was a farmer, custom harvester, and oilfield roughneck. Mr. Grow was a former member of Peace Church, Hudson, Kansas. He was an avid bowler. Above all, Marion was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and will be deeply missed by those who loved and knew him. Survivors include two sons: Keith Grow and Gene Grow, both of Hudson, Kansas; four daughters, Sharon Smiley, Texhoma, Oklahoma; Marilyn Fulton, Junction City, Kansas; and Rita Jones and husband, Terry, and Linda Elliott, both of Wichita, Kansas; sister-in-law, Avis Rosin, Lynnwood, Washington; eighteen grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Etta Keyes, Maude Leewright, and Louise Meyer. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home. The Reverend Martin Hunt will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2009 and from 9:00 a.m. to service time Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home.