Russell Stanley Hannigan, Sr., 90, died January 11, 2014 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born September 1, 1923 at Waynoka, Oklahoma, the son of Frank E. and Lucy (Whitaker) Hannigan. He married Florence Folger February 17, 1943 at Hoisington, Kansas. She died October 2, 1995. A Great Bend resident since 1948, coming from Hoisington, Mr. Hannigan owned and operated Town and Country Mobile Homes and later Hannigan's Antique Autos. He was a United States Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Mr. Hannigan was a member of the American Legion Argonne Post 180 and the Optimist Club of Great Bend, where he was a past president. Survivors include one son, Russell S "Stan" Hannigan, Jr. and his wife Bi, Great Bend; one daughter, Vicky Anderson and her husband Bob, Aurora, Colorado; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: Tricia King and husband Brian and their children Colin, Elizabeth, and Brennan; Dayna Smith and husband Matthew; and Lana Landreth and husband Jason and their children Jana and Jaeden. He was preceded in death by on brother, Frank E. Hannigan, Jr., and two sisters, Evelyn Murcray and Norma Jean Spears. Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Great Bend Cemetery with the Reverend Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Optimist Club Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home.