Harlan Edward Hubbard

Harlan E. Hubbard, 92 years old, passed away at the Qual Ridge Living Center, in Colcord, Oklahoma, on Monday, July 1, 2024. He was born at the St. Francis, KS hospital on November 3, 1931. He had to stay there for six months because of a heart murmur. He was the fourth of six children born to Charlie and Katie Hubbard. Harlan’s nickname from early childhood, given by his younger brother Rodney, was “Hod.” Hod went to a country grade school a half mile east and one mile north of the homestead. It was a one-room schoolhouse. He would sit on a bench by the teacher to do his study and then go back to his desk. He walked to school and sometimes rode a pony. He hid comic books in his schoolbooks to have something to do. Sometimes Charlie would take them to school in the 1935 Ford sedan. A normal meal he took with him to school was a mashed potato sandwich and fried chicken that Katie had cooked. Harlan graduated from McDonald High School in May of 1949. He had scarlet fever as a sophomore and stayed in the nursing home in St. Francis, KS. He missed a lot of school. He played football and wanted to play basketball but had blown his knee out. He went to Rockmont College pursuing a degree in Christian Ministries. After college graduation, wanting to be a pastor, he enrolled in the Denver Seminary but only went one semester and dropped out for financial concerns. A man told him to come back later, and he never got to. He worked as an area finance manager for Massey Ferguson Credit Corp for 30 years. At one time his territory covered seven states. Hod met Mary Joan Aggus at Rockmont College and they were married on August 21, 1955. They had three children, Terri, Greg, and Blaine. He and Joan loved to travel, especially cruises, and went all over the world. Hod and Joan were both deeply involved in the Gideon ministry, and he traveled to the Philippines to hand out Gideon Bibles. He loved fishing in the streams in the Rocky Mountains and a good trout meal. His favorite places he traveled to were Hawaii and Alaska. He did not like slimy Okra. His hobbies were farming, horseback riding, carpentry and woodworking. Hod was preceded in death by his wife Joan and daughter Terri, his parents, his brother Deroy, and his sister Jean. He is survived by his sons, Greg and wife Noell of Smith Center, KS, Blaine and wife Valarie of Siloam Springs, AR, Son-in-law Bill Culley, Avon, CT, grandchildren: Gabriel and Ryann of Manhattan, KS, Michael and Aubrey, of Overland Park, KS, Landon and Lauren, of San Diego, CA, Kami Hubbard of Nashville, TN, Samantha and Alex Hickmon of Fayetteville, AR, Mitchell Hubbard and Darian Huff of Pryor, OK, and Maggie and Trey Robertson of Chanute, KS, three siblings, Vaulene, Janice and Rodney, and 7 great-grandchildren, and two foster great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials can be given to the Gideons or St. Jude’s Hospitals in honor of Harlan. A visitation will be held at Community Christian Fellowship on Saturday, July 13, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The memorial service, officiated by Greg Hubbard, will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m.

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Harlan Edward Hubbard

November 3, 1931 - July 1, 2024