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Visitation:
4-8 p.m. Thursday, August 25, 2022, at St. John's
Lutheran Church in Springfield.
Service:
11 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2022 at the church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Floyd A. Bee, 82, of Springfield,
passed away August 19, 2022. Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home in Lincoln, IL. is assisting the
family.
Visitation will be from 4-8 PM Thursday, August 25,
2022, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield.
Funeral services will be at 11 AM Friday, August 26,
2022, also at the church with Pastor Greg Busboom
officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge
Cemetery.
Floyd was born December 29, 1939, in Springfield,
IL., the son of Clifford and Vera (Liggett) Bee. He
married Elena Dach on September 2, 1961. He was a
1958 graduate of Springfield Lanphier High School
where he was the school’s first ever wrestler to
qualify for a state tournament. He also wrestled
collegiately and graduated from Eastern Illinois
University with a bachelor's degree and a master's
degree in Education. Coach Floyd Bee was a wrestling
coach and teacher at Rock Island High School, Gurnee
Warren High School, Springfield Southeast High
School, and for the last 30 years at Lincoln
Community High School, where his wrestling teams had
30 consecutive winning seasons. He was a member of
the Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame, National
Wrestling Hall of Fame, and a two-time national
wrestling qualifier while at Eastern Illinois
University.
Floyd claimed to be the best poker
player in all of Springfield, IL. as well as the
best fisherman on his annual Canadian fishing trip.
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He undoubtedly was a great husband, father, grandfather, great
grandfather, teacher, coach, and mentor to many. He will be missed and fondly
remembered by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his wife, Elena Bee; children: Gregory (Judy) Bee, Kelly
(Jerry) Rabbe, and Jeffrey (Becky) Bee; grandchildren: Ashley (Otis) Foster,
Whitney Rikas, Rayna (James) Dambacher, Maggie (Blake) Hughes, Alex (Shayla)
Bee, Alyssa Ramirez, Kayley Rabbe, Campbell Bee, Claudia Bee, and Clara Bee;
great-grandchildren: Addie Foster, Odin Foster, Tavon Gowdy, Calvin Gowdy,
Canaan Dambacher, Marley Bee, and Ziggy Bee; brother Raymond Bee; and several
nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Clifford Foster, sister Phyllis
Hull, sister Marilyn Sue Bee, and twin grandsons Parker and Preston Bee.
Memorial donations may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Springfield, IL or
to the Lincoln Railer Wrestling Booster Club and will be accepted at the church
and at the funeral home.
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