MEADE – Bernard E. Weller, age 88, died early Friday morning, February 5, 2010, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

He was born July 21, 1921, in rural Meade County, Kansas, the son of Howard Eugene and Grace (Merkel) Weller. As a young boy he attended school in Meade County, graduating from Fowler High School in 1904. He later attended Kansas State University, graduating in 1946. He was a member of the United States Army Air Corps serving during World War II. Upon his discharge, he returned to Meade County and continued his farming and ranching career.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Montezuma; Webb Lodge A.F. & A.M; Scottish Rite; Order of the Easter Star; Gray County 4-H; and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.

On February 13, 1943, he married Alice Wallace at Manhattan, Kansas. She survives.

Other survivors include:
Two sons, Steve Weller of Meade, Kansas
Bernard E. "Bernie" Weller, Jr. of Dodge City, Kansas

Two daughters, Susan Watson of Hillsboro, Kansas
Amy Zielke of Larned, Kansas

Fifteen grandchildren Fourteen great-grandchildren

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at the United Methodist Church, Montezuma, Kansas, with Reverend Jerry Odle presiding. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday with the family present from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the United Methodist Church or the Webb Lodge A.F. & A.M. in care of the funeral home.