Myersville, SD—Thomas "Tom" Lee Howey, 69, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Rapid City, SD, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Tom was born October 31, 1951, to LeRoy A. and Beverly P. (Barker) Howey in Rapid City, SD. He lived at Deerfield most of his life and most recently at Myersville, (near Rochford).

Tom attended grade school in Rochford and Deerfield; high school in Rapid City, Sturgis, and graduated from Hill City in 1970. In 1976 he traveled to the state of Washington, and spent some time traveling and working there. He later pursued his logging career in Wyoming and North Dakota, eventually returning to the Deerfield area, where he grew up. Eventually selling his skidder, he retired from logging, continuing to live at Myersville.

Tom was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed picking berries and making jelly, gardening, cutting fire wood, playing cribbage, and bowling. He never went anywhere without his beloved dog, Ring.

He was known as a giving person…always willing to lend a helping hand to family and friends.

Tom was preceded in death by his father, LeRoy A. Howey; grandparents, LeRoy E. and Dolores Howey, Lyle O. and Beatrice Barker; and several aunts and uncles.

Tom is survived by his mother, Beverly Howey of Deerfield; siblings, Lorraine (Rodney) Buckles of Martin; Frances (Duane) Hofer of Rapid City; Wanda (Doug Pudwill) Allard of Piedmont; Patricia (James) McGuire, of Rapid City; Lucille Howey of Hill City; Georgia (Donald) Hantzsche of Florida; Calvin (Valerie) Howey of Deerfield; and Jennifer (Gerald) Bobzin of Hill City. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and Aunt Sharon and Uncle Gary Frohme.

Inurnment will be made at a later date at the Bell Park Cemetery at Myersville. Condolences may be mailed to the Howey Family at PO Box 561, Hill City, SD 57745. An online guestbook is available at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.

A special thank you goes out to the Home Health nurses and Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House, who cared for him during his final needs.