RAYMOND CHARLES GARBEE

Raymond Charles Garbee, 88, of Billings passed away Sept. 22, 2022. He was born March 14, 1934, in Springfield, to Virgil and Marie (Fabro) Garbee.
Garbee graduated from Billings High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He married Carolyn Sue Calkin, and they had six children, Jeffery, Christopher, Douglas, Daniel, Matthew and Benjamin.
He retired from Kraft Foods in Springfield. He was a longtime member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and Men’s Club in Billings and was also a member of the Ozarks Steam Engine Association.
He is preceded in death by his parents, sons Jeffery and Christopher, a great-grandson and a sister Patricia Ellington.
Left to mourn his passing are his loving wife Carolyn, sons Douglas, Daniel, Matthew and Benjamin, 15 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and brother Richard of Shawnee, Kan., as well as other extended family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research hospital (www.stjude.org/donate or by mail at 501 St. Jude Place. Memphis, TN 38105) or to St. Joseph’s Cemetery C/O St. Joseph’s Church 320 NW Washington Ave, Billings, MO 65610 Attn: Larry Fabro.
Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Billings.
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