Bryce Allen Hofmeister, 31, passed away September 30, 2026. He was born January 3, 1995, the son of Jeff and Rana (Hofmeister) Ingram.
Bryce, a lifetime resident of Great Bend, had recently been employed by UPS and Millers of Claflin. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 2013, where he was known as a football and wrestling standout. He continued his education at Dodge City Community College and Fort Hays State University. With a zest for life and a love for family and friends, Bryce could often be found at the lake, on the softball fields or walking his dog along the river.
Survivors include son, Koyie Yoder-Hofmeister; parents, Jeff and Rana Ingram; father, Robert England; two brothers, Ethan Cox of Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and Connor Plantz of Golf Shore, Ala.; two sisters, Addison Ingram and fiancé Alec Wilson of Great Bend, and Remi Ingram and fiancé Seth Franzen of Great Bend; grandparents, Fred and Paula Hofmeister of Claflin; grandmother, Angie Ingram of Great Bend; grandfather, Rodney Frederick of Falls City, Neb.; and his extended softball buddies. He was preceded in passing by his grandfather, Eldon Ingram; grandmother, Sybil Wehling; cousin, Emily Mills; and close friend, Monte James.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Bryant Funeral Home, with Pastor Larry Schumacher presiding. Interment will follow at the Dubuque Cemetery (also known as Dubuque Methodist Episcopal Cemetery; located at NE 100th Ave. and NE 200 Rd.), Dubuque, KS. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2026, at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 p.m. Memorials may be given to the Bryce Allen Hofmeister Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Rd., Great Bend, KS 67530.