David C Tubbs

David Charles Tubbs, 78, was born May 3, 1947, in Clinton, Iowa, to Charles and Marjorie (Bentrott) Tubbs. David fell asleep on Friday, December 5, 2025, at the University Hospitals in Iowa City, IA. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Weerts Funeral Home. The service will follow at 6:00 p.m.

On June 1, 1968, David married Carolyn George in Webster City, Iowa. Carolyn passed away in 2011. David and Carolyn had two daughters, Julie (Jeff) Justice, Davenport, Iowa, and Ronda (Scott) Tubbs-Huston, Walford, Iowa. David has one grandson, Eli, and two great-grandchildren, Willow Carolyn Mae and Tucker Eugene Ray Vance.

David married again to Janet Draley on November 15, 2012, “on the beach” at Dillon Beach, California.

Survivors include his wife, Janet, Eldridge, Iowa, his two daughters, two brothers, John (Marta) Tubbs, of Davenport, Iowa, and Mark (Lori) Tubbs, of Palm Coast, Florida, an aunt, Elenor Bentrott, of Hudson, Wisconsin, a niece, Elizabeth Tubbs, of Davenport, Iowa, three step-daughters, Dena (Kendall) Brown, Heidi Draley, and Sarah (Barry) Davis, three step-grandchildren, Scott Jr., Collin, and Elly Kate, and several cousins.

David attended Iowa State University, Ames, IA, studying Electrical Engineering. Over the years, David ran a commercial cleaning business and was a general contractor, following his father’s profession. In 1981, he went to work for Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric in Davenport, IA, which became MidAmerican Energy, now part of Berkshire-Hathaway Energy. He held the position of Nuclear Resources Engineer. After retirement from MidAmerican, David kept busy managing several rental properties.

David learned Bible truths from his parents from an early age, and was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses at age 9. He served in the pioneer ministry for 22 years as a young adult and in retirement. He was an elder in congregations in Washington, DeWitt, Davenport Central, and Bettendorf, Iowa. He also enjoyed visiting fellow Witnesses in area hospitals as a member of the Patient Visitation Group.

He helped build many Kingdom Halls throughout the region and also volunteered on theocratic construction projects at world headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New York.

David loved taking short and long trips on his Honda Goldwing, and he and Janet enjoyed camping on the Mississippi River in their RV, often inviting others to join them around the campfire.

David had a solid faith in the biblical hope of the resurrection, when his God, Jehovah, will raise him up again to life in a future earthly paradise of peace.—Psalm 37:11; Acts 24:15