Barney Allen Haugen Jr.

1944 - 2018

Barney Allen Haugen Jr. AZLE--Barney Allen Haugen Jr., 73, of Azle, passed away on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, at his home. FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, White's Funeral Chapel, Springtown, Texas. Interment follows in New Hope Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, White's Funeral Chapel, Springtown, Texas. Barney A. Haugen Jr. was born in Tampa, Fla., to Barney Allen Haugen Sr. and Nina Belanger Haugen on Dec. 10, 1944. The Haugen family moved from McDill Air Force Base in Florida to Azle, Texas, in 1946. Barney was the fourth of six children and the oldest son. In January 1963, Barney joined the Air Force and rose to the rank of airman second class. He was honorably discharged in December 1966. He married Kathy June Lamb on Jan. 25, 1969, in North Richland Hills. In 1967, he began his first stint of working at General Dynamics. He later operated Haugen Texaco and Barney's Exxon in Lake Worth. He then returned to General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin where he eventually retired in 2012. Barney was an avid hunter and fisherman in his early adult life. Since retirement, he had become a collector of any and all things that he felt someone might need. He loved spending time with his grandkids, his cats, and driving (and giving rides) in his Corvette. Barney was preceded in death by his parents, Barney and Nina Haugen; grandson, Drew Haugen; mother and father-in-law, Fred and Marj Lamb; brother-in-law, Sammy Vaughan; sister-in-law, Fredda Free Jolley; and brother-in-law, Paul Free. SURVIVORS: Barney is survived by his wife of 49 years, Kathy Lamb Haugen; sons, Brent Haugen and wife, Cindy, of Springtown, Greg Haugen and wife, Amy, of Arlington; his favorite daughter, Holly Haugen of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Karalyn, Carli, Brock, Erica, Audrey, Jack; siblings, Nina Vaughan, Bette Hall (John), Dorothy Horton (Forrest), Kathy Sorrels (Robert), Eddie Haugen (Susie); brother-in-law, Bill Lamb; and numerous nieces and nephews.