Rayford "Shorty" Methvin, 78, died February 27, 2007 at his Great Bend, Kansas, residence. He was given the gift of life July 11, 1928 at Beebe, Arkansas, the son of Earl and Oma (Hall) Methvin. He married Thelma Elaine Dixon March 6, 1956 at Ada, Oklahoma. She died November 17, 1999. He was a resident of Great Bend since 1978, coming from Liberal, Kansas and was an oilfield worker. Mr. Methvin is survived by three sons, Steven Odam, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Roger Earl Odam, California; and Billy Kim Odam, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; two daughters, Betty Filbert and Frances Riegel, both of Great Bend; one step-daughter, Carolyn White, Pensacola, Florida; one half-brother, Butch Murphy; two sisters, Viola and Ruby Dean; twenty grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Dickie Lee Methvin and Jackie Ray Odam, three brothers and two sisters. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2007 at Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas. The Reverend Dick Ogle will officiate. Friends may call at Bryant Funeral Home on Thursday, March 1, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Friday, March 2, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. A memorial fund in Mr. Methvin's name has been established with Barton County Relay for Life, in care of the funeral home.