Michael E. Tubbs
Dec. 31, 1961 - Dec. 8, 2009
Michael Eugene Tubbs was
born Dec. 31, 1961, in Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
to Lloyd Dale and Shirley Ann
(Jackson) Tubbs and died at age
47 at the Good Samaritan Hospital
in Kearney, Neb. on Dec. 8, 2009,
following heart failure at his farm
home.
Michael attended grade school
in Manhattan, and graduated from
Atholton High School in Columbia, Md. Following high school
Michael joined the United States
Navy and completed basic training at Great Lakes, IL. He was
assigned to the Midway air craft
stationed at the Atsugi; Naval Air
Station in Japan for most of his
tour of duty. He married Karen
Denise McCawley on December
15, 1981, at the American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. Two daughters
were born to this union, Sarah
Rose and Stacey Ann.
Michael continued to serve in
the Navy Active Reserves while
attending Clemson University in
South Carolina. He achieved a
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical
Engineering. Michael and Karen
divorced after 16 years.
Michael married Judy Ann
Smith on Sept. 30, 2000 in Montgomery County Texas and divorced shortly thereafter. On July
26, 2002, he married Sandra June
Brown Daigle in Montgomery
County, Texas. This marriage also
ended in divorce but Michael remained close to her sons, Charlie,
Chris and James.
Michael and Mary Small were
married on Nov. 20, 2004, in
Cookson, Okla.
Michael was president of the
High Plain Harvesters, a CMA
chapter that he and Mary started,
in Phillipsburg. Michael and
Mary participated in prison ministries at Norton Correctional
Facility, and Kelly Juvenile Facility in WaKeeney. He was an
active member of and served as
Chaplain of the Roy C. Goodrich
American Legion Post No. 304 in
Long Island.
After 20 years working in the
computer industry, he returned
to the Woodruff area to farm, as
his grandparents and parents had
done before him. He enjoyed
motorcycle riding, deer hunting,
and being outdoors. Michael was
a loving husband and father and
was always available to help his
children.
Michael was preceded in death
by his grandparents, Arthur and
Olive Ann Jackson, grandfather,
Dale Tubbs and several aunts and
uncles.
He is survived by his wife:
Mary of the home; his parents,
Lloyd and Shirley Tubbs of Long
Island; daughters Stacey Ann
Tubbs, Sarah Rose Tubbs and her
daughter Makayla Marie Keith of
Georgetown, Texas; brother Gail
Edward Tubbs of Los Angeles,
Calif.;his grandmother, Dorothy
Tubbs of Norton; stepsons Charlie
Daigle, James Bryant Daigle and
his daughter Emily Lane Daigle;
Christopher Lee Daigle, his wife
Nikki and their three children,
Hunter Lee, Kaya and Mallory
Daigle of Houston, Texas; also
John Haynes, his wife Shannon
of Oklahoma City and son Johnathan Keirns of Sioux City, S.D.
Funeral services were held at
Community Church of God, 135
10th Street, Phillipsburg on Saturday, December 12. Burial was at
the Long Island Cemetery, Long
Island. Military Honors were
by Roy C. Goodrich American
Legion Post No. 304.
Funeral arrangements were by
Olliff Boeve Memorial Chapel,
Phillipsburg
Dec. 31, 1961 - Dec. 8, 2009
Michael Eugene Tubbs was
born Dec. 31, 1961, in Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
to Lloyd Dale and Shirley Ann
(Jackson) Tubbs and died at age
47 at the Good Samaritan Hospital
in Kearney, Neb. on Dec. 8, 2009,
following heart failure at his farm
home.
Michael attended grade school
in Manhattan, and graduated from
Atholton High School in Columbia, Md. Following high school
Michael joined the United States
Navy and completed basic training at Great Lakes, IL. He was
assigned to the Midway air craft
stationed at the Atsugi; Naval Air
Station in Japan for most of his
tour of duty. He married Karen
Denise McCawley on December
15, 1981, at the American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. Two daughters
were born to this union, Sarah
Rose and Stacey Ann.
Michael continued to serve in
the Navy Active Reserves while
attending Clemson University in
South Carolina. He achieved a
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical
Engineering. Michael and Karen
divorced after 16 years.
Michael married Judy Ann
Smith on Sept. 30, 2000 in Montgomery County Texas and divorced shortly thereafter. On July
26, 2002, he married Sandra June
Brown Daigle in Montgomery
County, Texas. This marriage also
ended in divorce but Michael remained close to her sons, Charlie,
Chris and James.
Michael and Mary Small were
married on Nov. 20, 2004, in
Cookson, Okla.
Michael was president of the
High Plain Harvesters, a CMA
chapter that he and Mary started,
in Phillipsburg. Michael and
Mary participated in prison ministries at Norton Correctional
Facility, and Kelly Juvenile Facility in WaKeeney. He was an
active member of and served as
Chaplain of the Roy C. Goodrich
American Legion Post No. 304 in
Long Island.
After 20 years working in the
computer industry, he returned
to the Woodruff area to farm, as
his grandparents and parents had
done before him. He enjoyed
motorcycle riding, deer hunting,
and being outdoors. Michael was
a loving husband and father and
was always available to help his
children.
Michael was preceded in death
by his grandparents, Arthur and
Olive Ann Jackson, grandfather,
Dale Tubbs and several aunts and
uncles.
He is survived by his wife:
Mary of the home; his parents,
Lloyd and Shirley Tubbs of Long
Island; daughters Stacey Ann
Tubbs, Sarah Rose Tubbs and her
daughter Makayla Marie Keith of
Georgetown, Texas; brother Gail
Edward Tubbs of Los Angeles,
Calif.;his grandmother, Dorothy
Tubbs of Norton; stepsons Charlie
Daigle, James Bryant Daigle and
his daughter Emily Lane Daigle;
Christopher Lee Daigle, his wife
Nikki and their three children,
Hunter Lee, Kaya and Mallory
Daigle of Houston, Texas; also
John Haynes, his wife Shannon
of Oklahoma City and son Johnathan Keirns of Sioux City, S.D.
Funeral services were held at
Community Church of God, 135
10th Street, Phillipsburg on Saturday, December 12. Burial was at
the Long Island Cemetery, Long
Island. Military Honors were
by Roy C. Goodrich American
Legion Post No. 304.
Funeral arrangements were by
Olliff Boeve Memorial Chapel,
Phillipsburg
Michael E. Tubbs
Dec. 31, 1961 - Dec. 8, 2009
Michael Eugene Tubbs was
born Dec. 31, 1961, in Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
to Lloyd Dale and Shirley Ann
(Jackson) Tubbs and died at age
47 at the Good Samaritan Hospital
in Kearney, Neb. on Dec. 8, 2009,
following heart failure at his farm
home.
Michael attended grade school
in Manhattan, and graduated from
Atholton High School in Columbia, Md. Following high school
Michael joined the United States
Navy and completed basic training at Great Lakes, IL. He was
assigned to the Midway air craft
stationed at the Atsugi; Naval Air
Station in Japan for most of his
tour of duty. He married Karen
Denise McCawley on December
15, 1981, at the American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. Two daughters
were born to this union, Sarah
Rose and Stacey Ann.
Michael continued to serve in
the Navy Active Reserves while
attending Clemson University in
South Carolina. He achieved a
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical
Engineering. Michael and Karen
divorced after 16 years.
Michael married Judy Ann
Smith on Sept. 30, 2000 in Montgomery County Texas and divorced shortly thereafter. On July
26, 2002, he married Sandra June
Brown Daigle in Montgomery
County, Texas. This marriage also
ended in divorce but Michael remained close to her sons, Charlie,
Chris and James.
Michael and Mary Small were
married on Nov. 20, 2004, in
Cookson, Okla.
Michael was president of the
High Plain Harvesters, a CMA
chapter that he and Mary started,
in Phillipsburg. Michael and
Mary participated in prison ministries at Norton Correctional
Facility, and Kelly Juvenile Facility in WaKeeney. He was an
active member of and served as
Chaplain of the Roy C. Goodrich
American Legion Post No. 304 in
Long Island.
After 20 years working in the
computer industry, he returned
to the Woodruff area to farm, as
his grandparents and parents had
done before him. He enjoyed
motorcycle riding, deer hunting,
and being outdoors. Michael was
a loving husband and father and
was always available to help his
children.
Michael was preceded in death
by his grandparents, Arthur and
Olive Ann Jackson, grandfather,
Dale Tubbs and several aunts and
uncles.
He is survived by his wife:
Mary of the home; his parents,
Lloyd and Shirley Tubbs of Long
Island; daughters Stacey Ann
Tubbs, Sarah Rose Tubbs and her
daughter Makayla Marie Keith of
Georgetown, Texas; brother Gail
Edward Tubbs of Los Angeles,
Calif.;his grandmother, Dorothy
Tubbs of Norton; stepsons Charlie
Daigle, James Bryant Daigle and
his daughter Emily Lane Daigle;
Christopher Lee Daigle, his wife
Nikki and their three children,
Hunter Lee, Kaya and Mallory
Daigle of Houston, Texas; also
John Haynes, his wife Shannon
of Oklahoma City and son Johnathan Keirns of Sioux City, S.D.
Funeral services were held at
Community Church of God, 135
10th Street, Phillipsburg on Saturday, December 12. Burial was at
the Long Island Cemetery, Long
Island. Military Honors were
by Roy C. Goodrich American
Legion Post No. 304.
Funeral arrangements were by
Olliff Boeve Memorial Chapel,
Phillipsburg
Dec. 31, 1961 - Dec. 8, 2009
Michael Eugene Tubbs was
born Dec. 31, 1961, in Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York
to Lloyd Dale and Shirley Ann
(Jackson) Tubbs and died at age
47 at the Good Samaritan Hospital
in Kearney, Neb. on Dec. 8, 2009,
following heart failure at his farm
home.
Michael attended grade school
in Manhattan, and graduated from
Atholton High School in Columbia, Md. Following high school
Michael joined the United States
Navy and completed basic training at Great Lakes, IL. He was
assigned to the Midway air craft
stationed at the Atsugi; Naval Air
Station in Japan for most of his
tour of duty. He married Karen
Denise McCawley on December
15, 1981, at the American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. Two daughters
were born to this union, Sarah
Rose and Stacey Ann.
Michael continued to serve in
the Navy Active Reserves while
attending Clemson University in
South Carolina. He achieved a
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical
Engineering. Michael and Karen
divorced after 16 years.
Michael married Judy Ann
Smith on Sept. 30, 2000 in Montgomery County Texas and divorced shortly thereafter. On July
26, 2002, he married Sandra June
Brown Daigle in Montgomery
County, Texas. This marriage also
ended in divorce but Michael remained close to her sons, Charlie,
Chris and James.
Michael and Mary Small were
married on Nov. 20, 2004, in
Cookson, Okla.
Michael was president of the
High Plain Harvesters, a CMA
chapter that he and Mary started,
in Phillipsburg. Michael and
Mary participated in prison ministries at Norton Correctional
Facility, and Kelly Juvenile Facility in WaKeeney. He was an
active member of and served as
Chaplain of the Roy C. Goodrich
American Legion Post No. 304 in
Long Island.
After 20 years working in the
computer industry, he returned
to the Woodruff area to farm, as
his grandparents and parents had
done before him. He enjoyed
motorcycle riding, deer hunting,
and being outdoors. Michael was
a loving husband and father and
was always available to help his
children.
Michael was preceded in death
by his grandparents, Arthur and
Olive Ann Jackson, grandfather,
Dale Tubbs and several aunts and
uncles.
He is survived by his wife:
Mary of the home; his parents,
Lloyd and Shirley Tubbs of Long
Island; daughters Stacey Ann
Tubbs, Sarah Rose Tubbs and her
daughter Makayla Marie Keith of
Georgetown, Texas; brother Gail
Edward Tubbs of Los Angeles,
Calif.;his grandmother, Dorothy
Tubbs of Norton; stepsons Charlie
Daigle, James Bryant Daigle and
his daughter Emily Lane Daigle;
Christopher Lee Daigle, his wife
Nikki and their three children,
Hunter Lee, Kaya and Mallory
Daigle of Houston, Texas; also
John Haynes, his wife Shannon
of Oklahoma City and son Johnathan Keirns of Sioux City, S.D.
Funeral services were held at
Community Church of God, 135
10th Street, Phillipsburg on Saturday, December 12. Burial was at
the Long Island Cemetery, Long
Island. Military Honors were
by Roy C. Goodrich American
Legion Post No. 304.
Funeral arrangements were by
Olliff Boeve Memorial Chapel,
Phillipsburg
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