Richard F. Loftis, 89, died June 3, 2014, at his home in Great Bend. Born April 20, 1925, in Poteau, Oklahoma, he was the son of Leonard and Lois (Ledbetter) Loftis. On September 1, 1949, he married Faye Wiley in Perryville, Ark. A resident of Great Bend since 1952, coming from Alma, he was a derrick hand for Pickrell Drilling Company. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Faye Loftis, of the home; one daughter, Carol Welsch and her husband Max of Great Bend; two brothers, Gene Loftis of Pratt, and Jackie Rogers of Poteau, Oklahoma; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one son, Jimmy Richard Loftis; two brothers, Bill Loftis and Roy Rogers; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend John Grummon officiating. Burial will be at the Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., on Friday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the St. Rose Foundation for the benefit of the Heartland Cancer Center, in care of the funeral home.