Marvin J. Weightman, 93, died at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas, January 13, 2007. He was given the gift of life June 18, 1913 in Ellsworth County, Kansas, the son of Thomas and Carrie Heiken Weightman. He married Norma C. Eggers June 19, 1938 at Holyrood, Kansas. She died November 25, 2005. Mr. Weightman was district manager for the Dia-Log Company for twenty-five years and was a lifetime area resident. Mr. Weightman was a member of First United Methodist Church and a longtime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 646, both of Great Bend. He enjoyed fishing and helping with harvest. Survivors include two daughters, Marva Miller and husband, Steve, Hays, Kansas, and Marsha Jacobs and husband, Ray, Great Bend, Kansas; one son, Don Weightman and wife, Claudia, Loveland, Colorado; one sister, Norma Jean Bush, Emporia, Kansas; five grandchildren, Angela Reynolds, Centennial, Colorado, Kelly Miller, Aurora, Colorado, Brian Weightman, Evans, Colorado, Andrea Long, Emporia, Kansas, and Kristin Weightman, Fort Collins, Colorado; and two great-grandchildren, Jonathan Miller and Haylie Weightman. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Don Weightman and Roy Weightman; and two sisters, Doris Call and Nadine Carr. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home. The Reverend Gary Brooks of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas. Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home. A memorial fund in Mr. Weightman's name has been established with First United Methodist Church or Great Bend Humane Society, both in care of the funeral home.