Charles R. Tubbs

Charles R. Tubbs, 61, of Bristol, passed away Tuesday Feb. 11 at home. He was born Nov. 1, 1952 in Goshen to Van Tubbs and Mary Ellen (Hall) Strong . On March 4, 1989 in Osceola, IN he married Nancy Keb who survives along with a daughter Carol Jean (Edwin) Colon of Huntsville, AL, 3 sisters: Deborah (Bill) Walters of Elkhart, Vanessa (Doug) Kolkow of California and Anna (Tony) Krider of Goshen; 2 brothers: James Robert (Deb) Tubbs of Middlebury and Christopher Tubbs of Elkhart; his step-father William Strong of Bristol, a grandson and several nieces and nephews.

Charles served in the U.S. Marines and worked in human resources at Midway Truck and Coach. He was owner-operator of Woodscraftsman and Finniwig Studios. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed caving and climbing.

A memorial service will be held at 2pm Sunday Feb. 16 at St. John’s of the Cross Episcopal Church, Bristol, with Chaplin Jim Bontrager of the Elkhart Police Department officiating. A fellowship gathering will follow the service at the church. Cremation has taken place.

Memorials may be made to Goshen Center for Cancer Care. Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral and Cremation Center is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.stemmlawsonpeterson.com