Russell K. Weathers, 86, died August 23, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was given the gift of life July 15, 1922 at Great Bend, the son of Chester "Brownie" and Fern (Pettit) Weathers. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He married Marian Mull June 2, 1946 at Great Bend. Mr. Weathers was a retired farmer. Mr. Weathers was a member of First United Methodist Church, member and past commander of American Legion Argonne Post 180, former member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3111, and the BPO Elks Lodge #1127; a former board member of Barton County Farm Bureau; was a Township board member for twenty-four years; and a member of the B-29 Memorial Committee. Survivors include his wife, Marian, of the home; one son, Doug Weathers and wife, Gaylene, Wichita, Kansas; one daughter, Connie Lanam and husband, Wayne, Independence, Missouri; three grandchildren: Stephanie Allen, Brad Weathers, and Bret Weathers, and three great-grandchildren: Grant Allen, Grace Allen, and Morgan Weathers. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend Gary Brooks officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, August 25, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home.