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Joseph C. Babcock
WAGNER - Joseph C. Babcock was born in Rapid City on November 28, 1949, the son of Bruce and Helen (Burke) Babcock. He died Friday, January 6, 2023 at his home in rural Wagner.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at St. John's Catholic Church in Wagner. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements.
Joe graduated from Hill City High School in 1968. He served for 2 1/2 years in the US Army.
Joe cooked in restaurants, worked as a laborer and roller operator on asphalt crews before falling timber and operating skidders in the Black Hills for 15 years. After attending college at the University of Nevada, Reno, the SD School of Mines & Technology, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Black Hills State University in 1990. Joe was a special ed teacher for 20 years at Andes Central in Lake Andes. He retired and continued to live in the Wagner area.
Joe loved playing poker, fishing and watching tv. He was an avid pool player with many accomplishments on the local, state and national levels on 8-ball tables, playing out of Rapid City and Lake Andes. He was grateful for the 28 years he was with his significant other, Cheri Jordan.
Joe is survived by his sister, Paula Crawford of Yuma, AZ.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Barbara Kramer and the love of his life, Cheri Jordan.
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Kenny Spear
January 11, 2023
Joe was a great guy and an awesome basketball player. He was dead on with his shooting ability and when I was a senior, Joe was a Junior. He was also the tallest guy on the team, so he played Center as it was known back then. There was one game he wasn't there so I had to play center, and as short as I was, that was a real tough situation. Missed him a bunch. My thoughts and prayers are with Paula and his other family member.
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