Orville "Butch" Spray, 69 of Great Bend, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, the 14th of September, 2008 in Houston, Texas, following a courageously fought battle with cancer. Butch was born on August 27, 1939 at Halstead, Kansas, the son of Orville O. "Punk" and Stella Marie Wallace Spray, both whom preceded him in death. He married Doris Mounkes, the light of his life on May 24, 1959 at Emporia, Kansas. Butch leaves behind a family that dearly loves him, his wife, a daughter Tammy Holt and husband Bob, and two sons, Kip and his wife Kelly and Chris and his wife Julie. He also leaves behind nine grandchildren who adored their Grandpa, Brett, Brad and Allan Holt, Kameron, Kaitlee and Kylee Spray and Stefan, Maddox and Mersadie Spray. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1973 coming from Hutchinson, Kansas. Butch enjoyed most, those times he could get away with his family, and in particular the many trips to Hawaii, where he spent time alone with his wife, children and grandchildren sharing his philosophy, scuba diving, snorkeling, or simply watching the most beautiful sunset. He will be remembered as a man who considered his family and friends as God's greatest blessing. Butch graduated from K-State in 1961, earning himself a Civil Engineering degree. He worked for List & Clark in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, as a Superintendent before moving his wife, daughter and son back to Kansas where he took a job with J.H. Shears & Sons. In 1973 he started Venture Corporation in Larned, Kansas, relocating it to Great Bend, Kansas, in 1976. Through his passion for the work he grew Venture Corporation into the Company it is today. Butch was past president of the KCA (Kansas Contractors Association) (1998). He served on the KCA Board of Directors for 12 years and as a trustee on the Construction Industry of Kansas Health & Welfare Trust Fund. He was a member of the KCA Political Action Committee 165 Club and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Political Action Committee (PAC) 535 Club. He served as the Kansas legislative coordinator of the AGC PAC and was a member and Chair of numerous KCA committees. Butch served as president of the Kansas Asphalt Paving Association in 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991, was appointed by Governor Bill Graves in 1998 to serve on the Governors T-2000 Transportation Task Force and was a member of the Kansas Calvary. He served on the National Asphalt Paving Association Legislative Committee for 12 years (1997-2008). He was also a member of the Board of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Butch was a long standing member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriner's organizations and attended Trinity Lutheran Church of Great Bend. Butch you will be dearly missed by your family, friends and associates. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Reverend James A. Strasen will officiate. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials in Mr. Spray's name have been established with Trinity Lutheran Church or the Sunflower Shrine Travel Fund, both in care of Bryant Funeral Home.