Born July 1, 1931 in Slatington, Pennsylvania, she was one of seven daughters born to Guy Stephen Behler and Edith VanDine Moore Behler. Patricia was a graduate of Slatington High School and Haffs School of Nursing.
She married Robert Frank Tubbs of Seymour, Wisconsin on November 23, 1951. After several years of moving around the New England states while serving in the military, they finally settled in Erie, Pennsylvania.
While living in Erie, Patricia volunteered at the local hospital and was a reader for the blind. In 1985, the couple moved to Charlotte, North Carolina where Patricia continued to volunteer at Mercy and Presbyterian Matthews Hospitals, and the Levine Senior Center.
Survivors include her 2 sons, Nolan Tubbs and his wife, Jill of Crystal Lake, Illinois, Loel Tubbs and his wife, Mickie of Long Beach, California; her daughter, Roberta Doss and her husband, Rusty of Charlotte, North Carolina along with several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to St. Judes or the Shriner’s Hospital.