Funeral services for C. F. Stubbs, who died May 22,  were conducted by Revs. Yocum and Ament at the Church of Christ here on Friday afternoon, followed by interment at the Stubbs cemetery, northeast of the city.

Columbus F. Stubbs was born February 11, 1869; died May 22, 1935; was married to Lena Frances Melton June 12, 1888.  She passed away in March, 1924.  He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. I. Byer, after a short illness.

He leaves three children:  Bertha Iris Stubbs, Mrs. Clara Byer and Lola Stubbs; one sister, Mrs. W. E. Roper, Paragould, Ark.; seven brothers, M. D. Stubbs of Mountain Grove; Ed Stubbs of Camden Point, Mo.; John Stubbs of Los Angeles, Calif.; Jess Stubbs of Kansas City, Mo.; W. M. Stubbs of Mountain Grove; Dr. S. P. Stubbs of Fort Smith, Ark., and Robert Stubbs of Frankfort, South Dak.; and two grandchildren, Bobbie and Iris Jean Byer, and several nieces and nephews.

He united with the Church of Christ in his early manhood.  He was a resident of Texas County all of his life with the exception of one year he moved with his family to Ray County, Mo.

He served as county judge for one term and was county assessor for 14 years; was re-elected for the term of 1935.

Two daughters, Bertha Stubbs and Lola Stubbs; one brother, Jess Stubbs from Kansas City, and Dr. S. P. Stubbs form Fort Smith, Ark., attended from out of town. 

From the Mountain Grove Journal
Posted by: Phyllis Rippee