Dewey Dean Haddon, 72, of Great Bend, died Sept. 20 in rural Reno County. He was born July 20, 1938, at Great Bend, the son of Dewey Clifford and Ethel Viola (Flanders) Haddon. He married Janet Eklund on May 27, 1956, at Stafford. A lifetime Great Bend resident, he was a farmer.

Mr. Haddon was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Ellinwood.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Michael Haddon and wife Debbie of Hudson, and Mitchell Haddon of Great Bend; one daughter, Michele Churchill and husband Todd of Hays; one brother, Loren Don Haddon and wife Maxine of Ellinwood; four grandchildren, Brian Haddon and wife Amanda, Melissa Moreno and husband Mario, Kaylene Schmidt and husband Eric, and Brandon Churchill; and three great-grandchildren, Kamie Haddon, Hayden Schmidt and Ethan Moreno.

Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Wade Russell officiating. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorial donations are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.

Funeral arrangements provided by

Bryant Funeral Home*

1425 Patton Road

Great Bend, KS 67530

(620) 793-3525

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Sept. 22, 2010