Barbara Gail Chubb was born July 25, 1962, in Valentine, to Leo and Iris (Miller) Chubb.
All her schooling was in Valentine, where she graduated in 1981. She participated in volleyball, cheerleading, was a baton twirler in the band, and excelled in track and field where she received many medals. She attended Chadron State College and graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Business. During the school year and summer breaks she worked as a waitress and in the business department at the First National Bank in Valentine.
She married her high school sweetheart James J. Harms October 23, 1983. She moved to the Harms family ranch, where they have lived ever since. They were blessed with two children, John and Heather.
She spent the early years as a busy ranch wife and stay-at-home mother. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and cooking. In 1992 she was diagnosed with kidney failure, with an unknown cause. She received her first transplant in 1997. After that kidney wore out, she received a second transplant in 2004. That kidney eventually wore out as well and her third transplant was on August 1, 2024.
Barbara passed away August 10, 2024, at the University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Iris Chubb.
Barbara is survived by her husband, James Harms of Valentine; son, John (Alicia) Harms, and daughter, Heather (Kody) Mizner; grandchildren, Hunter, Kayleigh, and Sophia Harms, and Waylon Mizner all of Valentine, and sister Susan Custer of Alliance.
Memorials may be made to the Valentine Dialysis Unit, Valentine Methodist Church, or 4-H.
Funeral service for Barb, age 62, was held Monday, August 19, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the Valentine Methodist Church. The burial followed at Mt. Hope Cemetery. A visitation was held Sunday, August 18, at 2:00 p.m. at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Sandoz Chapel of the Pines was entrusted with service arrangements.
