Hulan Barbee
August 18, 1926 ~ January 11, 2016
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
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Hulan F. Barbee, 89, of Redfield and formerly of Harrold, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield.
Public reception and lunch was held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Harrold Gym in Harrold. A private burial took place at the Medicine Hill Cemetery, Harrold.
Hulan Flonoy Barbee was born August 18, 1926 in Goodlett, Texas to Flonoy and Gladys (Akers) Barbee. He was the oldest of four children. Hulan attended school at Goodlett High School; participating in basketball during his high school years. On December 27, 1944, he married Lorene Blount at Goodlett, Texas; to this union, six children were born. In 1944, Hulan enlisted into the United States Army, serving stateside during the end of WWII.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, Hulan worked in the business office at the Goodlett Cotton Gin. Hulan and Lorene’s first two children were born in Texas. In 1951, they took a chance; moving to South Dakota to rent a farm in the Onida area. In 1954, they bought a farm north of Harrold and farmed and ranched. During the 1960’s, Hulan drove the maintainer for Sully County and also helped one summer assisting in building the Oahe Dam. In 1982, they moved into Harrold and he continued to farm and ranch until the late 1980’s when he retired. They eventually moved to Highmore in 1996; later returning to Harrold in 2009 until both Hulan and Lorene moved to the Lakeside Assisted Living in Redfield in 2014.
Throughout the years, Hulan served the community on the Harrold School Board, Highmore City Council and Medicine Hill Cemetery Board, and was an active member in the American Legion. In his free time, he was an avid sports fan. He loved listening to baseball games on the radio, especially the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees. In his later years, he learned to work on the computer well enough to play card games, passing many hours playing poker and solitaire. Hulan loved traveling, especially if visiting friends and relatives on the way. Two of his most memorable trips were to Niagara Falls and the Royal Gorge Bridge. His favorite daily activity was having coffee with his friends, learning the current news and sharing a joke or two.
His memory will be cherished by his wife, Lorene of Redfield; children: Mary (Larry) Nagel of Gettysburg, Roger Barbee of Karnes City, TX, Lori (Tom) Mattheis of Ellendale, ND, Teri (Mark) Rosenberg of Redfield, and Cary Barbee of Redfield; grandchildren: Kimberly (John) Christensen, Brandon Nagel, Kara (Jedrey) Baumann, Benjamin (Kerri) Barbee, Brian Barbee, Robert Barbee, Justin Davies, Jenna Barbee, Allison (Troy) Radermacher, Jared Kuehn, and Bryce Barbee; great grandchildren: Peyton, Olivia, Emma, Alan, Claire, Nadia, and Camryn; siblings: Glenn (Joyce) Barbee, Garland (Earlena) Barbee, and Florene (Ben) Short; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Larry; grandson, Chad; and great-granddaughter, Alexandra.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the Medicine Hill Cemetery.
Luze Funeral Home of Highmore has been entrusted with Hulan’s arrangements.
Hulan F. Barbee, 89, of Redfield and formerly of Harrold, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield.
Public reception and lunch was held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Harrold Gym in Harrold. A private burial took place at the Medicine Hill Cemetery, Harrold.
Hulan Flonoy Barbee was born August 18, 1926 in Goodlett, Texas to Flonoy and Gladys (Akers) Barbee. He was the oldest of four children. Hulan attended school at Goodlett High School; participating in basketball during his high school years. On December 27, 1944, he married Lorene Blount at Goodlett, Texas; to this union, six children were born. In 1944, Hulan enlisted into the United States Army, serving stateside during the end of WWII.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, Hulan worked in the business office at the Goodlett Cotton Gin. Hulan and Lorene’s first two children were born in Texas. In 1951, they took a chance; moving to South Dakota to rent a farm in the Onida area. In 1954, they bought a farm north of Harrold and farmed and ranched. During the 1960’s, Hulan drove the maintainer for Sully County and also helped one summer assisting in building the Oahe Dam. In 1982, they moved into Harrold and he continued to farm and ranch until the late 1980’s when he retired. They eventually moved to Highmore in 1996; later returning to Harrold in 2009 until both Hulan and Lorene moved to the Lakeside Assisted Living in Redfield in 2014.
Throughout the years, Hulan served the community on the Harrold School Board, Highmore City Council and Medicine Hill Cemetery Board, and was an active member in the American Legion. In his free time, he was an avid sports fan. He loved listening to baseball games on the radio, especially the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees. In his later years, he learned to work on the computer well enough to play card games, passing many hours playing poker and solitaire. Hulan loved traveling, especially if visiting friends and relatives on the way. Two of his most memorable trips were to Niagara Falls and the Royal Gorge Bridge. His favorite daily activity was having coffee with his friends, learning the current news and sharing a joke or two.
His memory will be cherished by his wife, Lorene of Redfield; children: Mary (Larry) Nagel of Gettysburg, Roger Barbee of Karnes City, TX, Lori (Tom) Mattheis of Ellendale, ND, Teri (Mark) Rosenberg of Redfield, and Cary Barbee of Redfield; grandchildren: Kimberly (John) Christensen, Brandon Nagel, Kara (Jedrey) Baumann, Benjamin (Kerri) Barbee, Brian Barbee, Robert Barbee, Justin Davies, Jenna Barbee, Allison (Troy) Radermacher, Jared Kuehn, and Bryce Barbee; great grandchildren: Peyton, Olivia, Emma, Alan, Claire, Nadia, and Camryn; siblings: Glenn (Joyce) Barbee, Garland (Earlena) Barbee, and Florene (Ben) Short; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Larry; grandson, Chad; and great-granddaughter, Alexandra.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the Medicine Hill Cemetery.
Luze Funeral Home of Highmore has been entrusted with Hulan’s arrangements.
A Private Viewing was held on January 23, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Harrold Auditorium, 501 South Nixon St. in Harrold, South Dakota 57536
A Private Burial was held on January 23, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Medicine Hill Cemetery in Harrold, South Dakota 57536
A Reception was held on January 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Harrold Auditorium, 501 South Nixon St. in Harrold, South Dakota 57536
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So very sorry to hear of Hulan’s passing. He now walks with loved ones gone before and is in the very close presence of Jesus and God. My condolences to you all during this time of loss.
Our sympathy to the Barbee family. May you find comfort and peace in your memories……
Sorry to hear of Hulan’s passing. Thoughts and prayers to the Barbee family in this difficult time.
Thank you to all of you who wrote notes, messages to our family. We deeply appreciate your words of comfort as well as your prayers for us.
Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you. It is hard to let them go but there is comfort in knowing they are with loved ones who have gone before.
My sympathy
So sorry to hear about Hulan’s passing. He was always so nice to me as a kid growing up in Harrold. My sympathy to the Barbee family.
We will keep you in our prayers.
So sorry to hear of Hulans passing. He was such a joy to be around. You always knew when he was at your ball game. He and Lorene were such good friends to my in-laws. Prayers to Lorene and the kids.
Sorry to hear of Hulan’s death. I know he will be missed.
Dear Barbee Family, I was really sorry to hear about Hulan, he and I were not only cousins but good friends as well, we enjoyed visiting and passing stories he would have called BS. You all have my sympathy, he will be missed greatly. Lorene, I have several photos of the four of us having a good time when you all would visit Goodlett. Again with those photos in my possession he will not be forgotten at Goodlett and the area where he made tracks when he was a kid. Jerry Brandon