Garry Allbee

Mass of Christian Burial for Garry Clyde Allbee of Ipswich was at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2024, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, with Fr. Timothy Cone serving as Celebrant.  Burial followed at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. 

Garry Clyde Allbee was born December 12, 1949, to Clyde and Marcella (Hammrich) Allbee in Ipswich. They lived on a farm south of Loyalton. He attended school in Loyalton. He graduated in 1968 from Ipswich High School.

Garry met and married Jean. They resided in Coeur d'Alene, Id. He worked at a sawmill where one of his jobs was to troll the lake looking for fallen logs. Later, Garry moved back to South Dakota. He was a truck driver and loved his job. He met Mary Bauer while she was working as his waitress at the Starlight Truck Stop. They married on October 31, 1975, in Aberdeen, and had two children Frank and Marcy. They moved between South Dakota and Washington State. After that relationship ended, he met and married Rena in Washington State. They moved back to South Dakota and resided on a farm southwest of Ipswich. Garry was involved in a farm accident which led to the loss of his right eye. He then moved to a farm southeast of Mina. He worked at Menards in Aberdeen. Gary was a very sociable person and really loved the job.

Garry then moved to Ipswich, however he truly loved living on the farm. He had a love for all animals, but most of all his horses. He enjoyed going uptown for coffee with the coffee drinkers. He always had a story to tell. He was full of big dreams. Garry loved spending time with his family and friends. He cherished any time that he got to spend with his grandchildren. He really enjoyed lighting off fireworks with them. Watching them run around with sparklers put a big smile on his face.

Garry passed away peacefully at the age of 74 in his home in Ipswich on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

Garry is survived by his son Frank (Elise Casavan) Allbee, Ipswich; his daughter Marcy Villa, Kennewick, Wash .; brother Bob (Diane) Allbee, Loyalton; eight grandchildren, Madison Meyer of Kennewick, Wash., Shellby and Mason Allbee of Richland, Wash., Canan and Caden Almanza of Kennewick, Wash., Chandler Pullman of Roscoe; Jessica Pullman of Newell, and Jason Schmidt of Ipswich; three great-grandchildren, Holland, Fiona, and Ireland-Marie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Garry is also survived by his four four-legged grandchildren Lady, Spaz, Oreo, and Bandit.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Colleen Fischer, his brother-in-law Mike Fischer and his children's mother, Mary Allbee.

Schriver Funeral Home of Ipswich was entrusted with the arrangements.