Shawn Alan Ney, 33, died December 10, 2011 in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 16, 1977, in Hoisington, the son of Michael and Debra (Bennett) Ney. A lifelong resident of Barton County, he graduated from Barton County Community College with an Associate Degree in science from the LPN program. Mr. Ney was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He was a sports fan of the Yankees and the Chiefs, and enjoyed the outdoors and woodworking. Survivors include his father,Mike Ney, Hoisington; two daughters, Caitlin Ney, Great Bend; and Nicole Davis, Ellinwood; and adopted son, Dakota Ney, Great Bend; a sister, Heather Marsh and husband Gary, Great Bend; a brother Heath Ney and wife Afton, Hoisington; paternal grandmother, Margaret Ney, Hoisington; maternal grandfather, Charles Bennett, Hoisington; and maternal grandmother, Mary Orton, Council Grove. He was preceded in death by his mother, Debra Ney; paternal grandfather, Francis Ney; step-grand-father, Buzz Orton and an uncle, Max Taylor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington, with the Reverend Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be at the St. John Church cemetery in Hoisington. Memorials are suggested to the St. John Cemetery Fund or Shawn Ney Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.