Alice Hallbeck Barbee

Alice Hallbeck Barbee passed away peacefully on 12 February 2022. She was born 7 December 1927 in Prague, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Mildred Hallbeck, her brother Edward Hallbeck, and her cherished husband Harry Willard Barbee, Jr. She leaves her daughter, Yvonne Barbee, to treasure her memory as well as her sister in law, Jeanette Hallbeck and nieces Susan and Julia Hallbeck of Rochester, MN, brother in law Eugene Barbee of Hot Springs AR, and many other beloved relatives and friends.

Alice, in her niece Susan’s words, was “funny, sassy, and really smart.” She was class valedictorian. She worked at her hometown bank to put herself through business school. She happily accompanied her geophysicist husband across the United States and beyond throughout his career. They moved over 50 times during their 60 years together. She could do anything she put her mind to- she was resourceful and creative. She liked to sew and refinish furniture. She was an excellent cook- bread was her specialty. She was a Girl Scout leader and a neighborhood volunteer. She worked as a bookkeeper until she decided to retire at age 80. She absolutely loved her family, doted on her dogs, and was Oklahoma Sooner football’s biggest fan. She was much loved and will be so, so missed!

Special thanks to the wonderful people at Loving Comfort Senior Care and Loving Hope Hospice for making her comfortable and surrounding her with love during the last stages of her illness.

If you wish, donations to Parkinson’s Alliance, Guide Dogs for the Blind, any no- kill pet rescue organization, or charity of your choice would honor her memory.

A funeral service for Alice will be held Monday, February 28, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Kingwood Funeral Home, 22800 Highway 59 North, Kingwood, TX 77339. Following the funeral service will be a committal service from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.kingwoodfuneralhome.com for the Barbee family.