Ray Leslie Tubbs, of Montross, VA, was born on July 8, 1936 at the Old Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C., and passed from this life to be with his Savior on October 23, 2017. He was raised in Arlington County by his loving parents Robert Lee Tubbs and Louise Ella Peer Tubbs. He moved to Westmoreland County in 1978 and called it his home. He is predeceased by his parents and his sister Nancy Lee Tubbs.
Ray married the love of his life, Gloria Jean Tubbs, in 1957 and would have celebrated 60 years of marriage together on November 1, 2017. Ray was a lifetime member of the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1. He served in the United States Air Force during the Cold War as Airman First Class where he was in the Fire Service, much to the disapproval of his father. Until his retirement in 1978, he worked for the Department of Transportation as a Fireman at Dulles Airport, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant, in charge of all communications related to emergency incidents at the airport. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and was an ordained deacon. Although he enjoyed attending Nascar races, camping, firefighting, laughing and teasing his grandchildren, he loved his wife, his family, his God, and his Sunday School class with his whole heart. He also was dearly loved by his grandchildren, who affectionately called him “Pop Pop”, “Daggy” and “Grandpa”.
Ray is survived by his wife, Gloria Jean Tubbs, sons Robert Lee Tubbs and Ray Leslie Tubbs, Jr (daughter-in-love Teresa Hynson Tubbs), six grandchildren, Robert Joseph Tubbs, Caleb Lee Tubbs (Julie), Joshua Aaron Tubbs (Caitlin), Samantha Louise Tubbs, Dylan William Tubbs and Rachel Noelle Tubbs; and six great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 9:00 – 10:30 am on Tuesday, October 31 at Shiloh Baptist Church in King George, VA, with the funeral service at 10:30 with a reception to follow at the church. Burial will be at Quantico National Cemetery at 2:00 pm. Welch Funeral Home in Montross, VA is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Brain Injury Program at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA.

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