Joseph Eve Harbuck Jr., 87, a resident of Daphne and a former resident of Brundidge, Ala. for 31 years, stepped into eternity on March 15, 2014.
Mr. Harbuck was born Oct. 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Maude Ethel Childress Harbuck and Joseph Eve Harbuck Sr.
Mr. Harbuck served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Mr. Harbuck was a 1954 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he earned his bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Ann Marley Harbuck of Daphne; his daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer H. and David L. Keller of Lakeland, Fla., Marley H. and Patrick L. Burns of Cudjoe Key, Fla.; his son, Jeffrey J. Harbuck of Fairhope; his grandchildren, Sarah E. Keller of Lakeland, Fla., Joshua D. Keller of Ruckersville, Va., Stephanie K. Cousin and her husband, Bryan A. Cousin of Lakeland, Fla., William P. Burns and Alec W. Burns of Lawrenceville, Ga.; his great-granddaughter, Alexandria L. Cousin of Lakeland, Fla.; his sister, Doris E. Lynch of South Nyack, N.Y.; his brother and sister-in-law, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert L. and Joan F. Harbuck of Scottsdale, Ariz.; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. David E. and Sarah S. Marley of Savannah, Ga.; his nieces and nephews, Donna L. and husband Stephen V. Ward of Tarrytown, N.Y., Donald D. W. Lynch Jr. and wife Jennifer D. Lynch of Valley Cottage, N.Y., Doris E. and husband Craig J. Jensen of Albany, N.Y., Patricia M. and husband Brian C. Oates of Seattle, Wash., Christy M. and husband Alvin C. Rodibaugh IV of Pittsburgh, Pa., Dr. Robert L. and wife Dr. Elizabeth Harbuck of Felton, Calif., Sharon H. and husband James C. Leonard of Anchorage, Alaska, Charles F. and wife Martha B. Harbuck of Highland Village, Texas, and Richard Harbuck of Palmer, Alaska; great-nieces and nephews, Danika E. Jensen and Devin L. Jensen of Albany, N.Y., Shane M. Lynch and Joseph A. Lynch of Valley Cottage, N.Y. and Samantha E. Rodibaugh of Pittsburg, Pa.; and cousin Betty Jo F. and husband James C. Powell III of Summerdale.
The visitation and memorial service for Mr. Harbuck was held at Brundidge United Methodist Church on Thursday, March 20, 2014, with the Rev. Ed Shirley of Brundidge United Methodist Church and the Rev. Michael McKnight of Fairhope United Methodist Church officiating.
Internment with full military honors followed at Lakeview Cemetery in Brundidge.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to the Wounded Warrior Fund or the Alabama State Veteran’s Cemetery Endowment Fund.
Arrangements by Thrash-Keahy Funeral Home, Brundidge, Ala.
