Vivian M. Chalfant, 75, died August 8, 2012 at her Great Bend, Kansas, residence. She was born November 21, 1936 at Annes, Kansas, the daughter of Johnny and Mildred (Thompson) True. She married Don Chalfant April 5, 1958 at Hutchinson, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for forty-eight years, coming from Hays, Kansas, Mrs. Chalfant was a retired secretary. Mrs. Chalfant was a member of First Christian Church, where she was kitchen coordinator for many years, Joy Group, Christian Women's Fellowship, Exercise Coffee Group, and Red Hat Society. She was a volunteer for the Barton County Food Bank and the Blood Mobile. Survivors include her husband, Don Chalfant, of the home; one son, Mark Chalfant and his wife Tammy, Manhattan, Kansas; one daughter, Cindy Hubbell and her husband Steve, Spearville, Kansas; two sisters: Janet Piercy, Overland Park, Kansas; and Freda Pitt, Del City, Oklahoma; and five grandchildren: Drew Hubbell and his wife Ashley, Sarah Connelly and her husband Blake, Tara Chalfant, Matt Chalfant, and Jeff Hubbell. She was preceded in death by one sister, Wanda Martin. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2012 at First Christian Church with the Reverend William F. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 10, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the First Christian Church Kitchen Restoration Fund, in care of the funeral home.