Newton E. Ballhorst, 83, died March 2, 2007 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born January 1, 1924 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Garland and Margaret (Fulling) Ballhorst. He married Betty Amerine November 27, 1976 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died January 3, 2001. He worked for Chemical Process, Great Bend Police Department, R. E. A., Center for Counseling, Barton County Community College and Great Bend High School. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Ballhorst was a World War II veteran, serving with the United States Marine Corps, achieving the rank of Private First Class. Mr. Ballhorst was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Morris-McFadden Post 3111, American Legion Argonne Post 180, both of Great Bend, and the ISIS Shrine. Surviving Mr. Ballhorst are two sons, John Ballhorst and wife, Gayle, Smith Center, Kansas, and Rick Ballhorst and wife, Sheri, Grand Island, Nebraska; one daughter, Linda Wells and husband, Bill, Bristow, Oklahoma; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Lonnie Ray Ballhorst, step-mother, Alice Luft Green, and grandson, B. J. Ballhorst. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 5, 2007 at Bryant Funeral Home. Pastor John Grummon will preside. Burial will be in the Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas with military committal rites conducted by the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, March 4, 2007. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association, both in care of the funeral home.