Thelma Maria Tubbs

Thelma Maria Tubbs passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the age of 102. Thelma was born on January 30, 1913 in Grand Ledge, Michigan the daughter of Roy and Bessie Weeks. She graduated from Grand ledge High School and soon after married Paul Tubbs. Shortly after their marriage the couple moved to Battle Creek where Paul and his friend Eland " Posey " Randall operated a gasoline station for some ten years. Deciding to get out of the gasoline station business Thelma and Paul began to purchase buildings for use as apartments. Together as a " team " they refurbished and rented out apartments in Battle Creek including the former Post Mansion. When the couple retired they moved to Hastings, Michigan where they purchased a small 40 acre farm. They rented out the land for others to farm but enjoyed a garden and along with his son Rex constructed a bridge to enable them to fish a trout stream farther into the property. After her husbands death in 1983, Thelma sold the farm and moved to the Plymouth area to be closer to her family. She is survived by her children Rex ( Terry ) Tubbs, David Tubbs and Joyce ( Satya ) Dubey. Also surviving are grandchildren Jay, Dean ( Karen ), Neal ( Shivani ), Laura, Sean, Traci Nicole and great grandchildren Justus, Jaelle, Mariah and Jaiden. Thelma was preceded in death by her sister Margaret. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 2 pm until the time of the funeral service at 3 pm at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main Street, Plymouth with Pastor John Shinn of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Later Thelma will be laid to rest beside her husband at Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte, Michigan.