Rodney E. Eller, 71, died December 17, 2006 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. Born the son of Clovis and Mary Chapin Eller, January 18, 1935, at Downs, Kansas, Eller was a Great Bend resident for approximately thirty-five years, coming from Greenville, Texas. He married the former JoAnn Klingensmith on April 16, 1961 at Great Bend. He was the former owner of Eller Tire in Great Bend. Mr. Eller was a veteran of the Army Reserve. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, having served as an elder and deacon and was a member of the Presbyterian Men's Club. Additionally, he was a member of the Lake Barton Golf Club and former member of the Petroleum Club. Mr. Eller was a graduate of Glasco High School and Emporia State University. Mr. Eller's survivors include his wife, Jody, of the home; two sons, Greg Eller, Great Bend, Kansas, and Steve Eller and wife, Kathy, Denver, Colorado; one sister, Marian Collins, and husband, Bruce, St. Louis, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Judy Eller Specht, Wichita, Kansas; three nephews, Chris Collins, Chuck Collins, and Michael Collins; three grandchildren, Brian Eller, Michael Eller, and Lauran Eller. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jim Eller. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 22, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church. Officiant will be the Reverend Hal Staats. Inurnment will take place in Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas. There will be no visitation as cremation has been effected. A memorial fund has been established with the First Presbyterian Church or the Humane Society, both in care of the funeral home.