Sylvia May McMahan, 97, died Nov. 7 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born July 19, 1909, in Stafford County, the daughter of James C. and Harriett Todd Brown. She married Hubert R. McMahan on Aug. 10, 1930, at Great Bend. He died Nov. 2, 1993. She was a lifetime resident of Great Bend, and was a deputy at Barton County District Court for 18 years, retiring in 1980. Mrs. McMahan was a member of Central Baptist Church, AARP and RSVP and was a volunteer for the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Survivors include two sons, James D. McMahan of Great Bend and Jack Lee McMahan of San Jose, Calif.; a brother, Leon Brown, of Shawnee Mission; a sister, Helen Tittel, of Manhattan; seven grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by one son, Jerry McMahan, two brothers, Earl Brown and Chet Brown, and two sisters, Tressa McDonald and Patricia Barlow. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church in Great Bend, with the Rev. David Hill officiating. Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend, with the family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations to memorial funds for Central Baptist Church or Cherry Village Nursing Home may be made in care of the funeral home.