"Elaine and Ed's family, so sorry to hear about his passing, Ed was a very generous and kind man, who had the respect of whom he came in contact with. I especially wanted to say I am sorry for not attending as he came to wish mom goodbye just lasst year, I will never forget the kind words and comfort he felt towards her. I just wish I could have returned the same. You are all in my prayers and thoughts and I hope these get you all through these difficult days to come. God Bless you Ed "
In loving memory of
Edward L. "Ed" Tubbs
April 17, 1920 - September 17, 2010
Edward Lane Tubbs, 90, Maquoketa, died Sept. 17 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. He was a longtime banker and community leader.
The family will greet visitors from 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22 at the Ohnward Fine Arts Center, Maquoketa. Burial will be in Union Cemetery prior to a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at the United Church of Christ, Maquoketa.
Pallbearers will be Brigham Tubbs, Abram Tubbs, Peter Tubbs, Joel Tubbs, Mike Harling, Matthew Olson, Joseph Sleep and Kendra Beck.
He was born April 17, 1920, at the family farm in Clinton County, near Elwood, the son of Clifton and Mary Lane Tubbs. He graduated from Elwood High School, Maquoketa Junior College, Iowa State University with a bachelor of science degree in animal science, and attended the Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking.
On Nov. 27, 1941, he married his high school sweetheart, Grace Dyer, who passed away in 1998. On March 11, 2000, he married Elaine Marshall in Scottsdale, Ariz.
After graduating from Iowa State, he worked for the Extension Service in Newton, Iowa, then served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He then operated the century family farm near Elwood, during which time he served as president of the Clinton County Farm Bureau. He was a director of the Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association, chaired the board of the Lost Nation co-op elevator and served many years as livestock superintendent of the Clinton County 4-H Club Show. He was a 4-H leader and Little League coach, and served many years as president of the Elwood School Board, during which time he was a leader in forming the Delwood School District.
In 1957, he was employed by the DeWitt schools as instructor for the veterans on-farm training program. In 1959 he was a member of the first agricultural delegation from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. He later made two trips to Russia, first as a member of Friendship Force in 1985, and in 1993, representing the Iowa Bankers' Association and Iowa State University to the Baltic states to assist in their transition from a central to private banking system.
His banking career began in 1959 when he joined the Jackson State Bank in Maquoketa as agricultural officer, and later became vice president and director. In 1966 he and his associate and friend, John Fagerland, purchased controlling interest in the recently chartered Maquoketa State Bank, where, over the next 44 years he served as president, director and chairman. In 1967, he and John incorporated Ohnward Bancshares which today includes Maquoketa State Bank, First Central State Bank, Gateway State Bank, and Ohnward Bank & Trust.
He served as treasurer, then president, of the Iowa Bankers' Association, and a director of the American Bankers' Association. During the ag crisis of the 1980s, he helped found and served as president of Mabsco Agricultural Services, a consortium of 15 Midwest state bankers' associations designed to provide credit to farmers. In 1987-89 he served as superintendent of banking for the State of Iowa.
Locally, he helped create the Maquoketa Timber City Development Corporation, and served many years as director and as its vice president. He served on the board of the Maquoketa Chamber of Commerce and its Industrial Development Committee. He was treasurer of the City of Maquoketa, a 50-year Rotarian and 9-time Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. He was co-founder and longtime director and treasurer of Maquoketa Community Services, and served on the board of the Maquoketa Senior Center and the Pearson Foundation Awards Committee. He was a 60-year member of the American Legion.
Ed was a trustee of the Iowa 4-H Foundation and received the 4-H Alumni Award in both Clinton and Jackson counties, and was a lifetime honorary member of the FFA Alumni. He served six years as a director of the ISU Alumni Association. He was a governor of the ISU Foundation, and a member of the Founders Club and the Order of the Knoll. For over 30 years he provided scholarships to Iowa State freshmen, 4-H alumni and Maquoketa Community High School graduates, and funded an endowment in the Maquoketa Area Foundation for scholarships as a memorial to his wife, Grace. Other philanthropy included major contributions to the Maquoketa Library, the Hurstville Interpretive Center, the Ohnward Fine Arts Center, the Maquoketa Area Recreation Center, the Extension 4-H Building at Iowa State, and the ISU Alumni Center.
He was a 13-year director of the Iowa Business Growth Corporation, the Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation, and the ISU President's Council. He was state director of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and was on the Iowa Friends of Agriculture executive committee, as well as a trustee of the Sharar Foundation of Clinton Community College. He was a longtime trustee of the Hoover Library Association.
Honors included the Iowa Friend of Extension Award, Gamma Sigma Delta (agricultural honorary) Alumni Achievement Award, the ISU Floyd Andre Award for distinguished service to agriculture, the Community Service plaque from Mt. St. Clare College, the President's Award from the Maquoketa Chamber of Commerce, the Congressman Jim Leach Award for leadership in the banking industry, and the Bruning Award in Winnepeg, Canada, from the American and Canadian Bankers' Associations for lifetime service to agricultural banking. He was named honorary director of Walnut Hills Bank at the Iowa Living History Farm.
He was a member of the United Church of Christ in Maquoketa, where he served as moderator and in many church offices.
His pride and joy was his family. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; sons Steven (Chris) of Delmar, Alan (Myrna) of DeWitt, and William (Linda) of Eldridge; grandchildren Brigham (Kami) of Clinton, Peter (Joanne) of Des Moines, Joel (Sara) of Delmar, Abram (Nicole) of Anamosa, Mary (Mike) Harling of Chicago, Aimee Tubbs and Moe Provencer of Seattle, Anne (Matt) Olson of West Des Moines, and Alisa (Joseph) Sleep of Columbus, Ga; 16 great-granchildren; and a brother, Charles (Marjorie) of Davenport. Also Elaine's family: Mike (Cathy) Marshall of Maquoketa, Pam Marshall and husband, Jim Darling, of Fort Collins, Co.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Ohnward Fine Arts Center, Hospice of Jackson County, the United Church of Christ or the charity of your choice.
The Carson & Son Funeral And Cremation Services of Maquoketa is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be given at: www.carsonandson.com.
Tributes
"Elaine, I'm very sorry for your loss. Ed was a great guy. I will always remember when Ed drove me to the cabin above the river and filled me in on the history of the area. Delightful. Maquoketa will miss him dearly."
"Our prayers are with you Elaine, Steve, Al and Bill. Ed will always be remembered for his contributions to our community. Always enjoyed talking to Ed.
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"To Brig and family, Debbie and I extend our deepest sympathy and condolences"
"Sorry for your loss.Ed was a great person. He will always be remembered."
"Chris, I was saddened to read of your father-in-law's death in the Dubuque T-H. I extend sincere sympathy to the Tubbs family."
"Ed was one of the most genuine, kind, and loving men we have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He helped us out when no one else would. Most of all Amy will miss the hugs given by Ed every time she saw him. Rest in peace my friend..."
"Ed's contribution to the banking industry and society was tireless. A gentleman in the truest sense and a person whose absence will truly be missed. God bless to his family. "
"Bill & Linda and family: Thoughts and prayers are with you especially today. May precious memories fill your hearts with peace and your faith in God nurture your souls as you remember a wonderful man and a remarkable life. The Rotary Club of Bettendorf extends our deepest sympathy as well. We will remember your family with a moment of silence today. Remember Well."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tubbs family at this time."
"To Elaine, Steve, Al, Bill and families. God gave him to us. He, Ed, gave himself to us and others. He gave his hand to Grace and faithfully lived out theirs vows to each other. He was not meant to be alone. God brought him and Elaine together. He then gave his heart to her, and not one day did either of them forget their first loves. But they learned to love each other as new partners. They respected everyone and lived their lives loving God, family, and community. We will truly miss this man, servant, father, husband, grandfather, friend, and loyal Cyclone. We'll all see you soon, Ed, Grace, and others. Lovingly, Jeff Johnson"
"Ed was an amazing man with a big heart and a smile for everyone. He never stopped giving to others and made a difference in his community and the world. He was a very dear friend and will be missed immensely!
Steve, Chris, Pete, Joel, and Mary - you and your families are in my thoughts and prayers. Sympathies,"
"Elaine, Steve, and families~ Thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers."
"Ed will be remembered well in the banking and ISU circles that I've come accustomed to seeing him. Our thoughts are with the family. A kinder and more gentle man I do not know."
"Ed was a gentleman in the best sense of that old-fashioned word. He was a mentor and example to myself and many others. We should all strive to live by the values he personified. He will be missed."
"Elaine, Steve, Al and Bill,
Our family's friendship with the Tubbs family began over 70 years ago, while my father, Al, and Ed attended the Elwood School. After each had served their country, they along with other young Elwood couples started the CE&G card club that stayed in existence for nearly 60 years. The friendship developed between the parents and children of that group has given all of us lasting bonds. Ed's strong, confident, and honest leadership to all of us, and especially to his family made him a person we are all glad to call "friend". May the many years of memories give you comfort now and in the future."
"Ed and John both left the town of Maquoketa and the people they touched for the better for knowing them. Both were kind and gentlemen.My condolences for Eds wife,Elaine and his family. I know he will be missed."
"To Elaine, Steve, Al, Bill and families.
Ed was a low keyed tireless worker in Public Service. He set the bar high as a living example to his sons, family and friends.
The Tubbs/Clarke familes go back generations and Ed was slso a classmate of my uncle Edward Clarke, who left last year. They lived with the Dunlap's, my great grand-parents thru Jr. College. Dad, John W. Clarke, went on ahead in 89, far too soon. He wiil be missed by all of us. A good man indeed.
A lot of great Elwaood people are waiting for him.
Our Prayers are with you..."
"So sorry to hear of Ed's passing. I saw him at the Lane reunion in Delmar in July and he looked so good and was a joy to be around. My thoughts and prayers are with his family."
"Elaine, Steve, Al and Bill...What a wonderful man and employer Ed was..He always had a smile and word of encouragement to all of his employees..I cherish the years that I was fortunate of work for him and John..I considered them my friend, not just my employer.....My sympathy to all of you and the extended family as well...Let Ed and John be examples to all of us."
"I met Ed in 1991 when I had the great honour and pleasure of being a Rotary Exchange Student in Iowa, from South Africa. He was a kind and generous man, who welcomed me to Maquoketa and was always there to lend a hand or give sound advice. We kept in touch over the years through Christmas cards and emails, and I even had the opportunity to visit him last year. I was so sad to hear of his passing, but feel blessed to have known him. My sincere condolences to Elaine and the rest of his family. "
"Ed lead by example. He was a man of great character; one you respected because of his generosity and his involvement in the community. My sincere condolences to the Tubbs/Ohnward/MSB family during this time. "
"My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Tubbs family, he was an outstanding person, always had a nice word for every one.
I knew Mr Tubbs and his family from Church.
May he rest in Peace
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"Ed did wonderful things for the community of Maquoketa over the years. I best remember him during my years as a classmate with Al. Ed was always at our activities: ball games, school events, 4-H, etc. He was a great role model to observe: an honest and respectable man, a person that encouraged not only his kids but the rest of us in whatever we were involved with during our school years, and he was kind and fair with people. Ed was a very close and dear friend of my folks. I can hear my dad now, "Well Ed, I'll be darn. It is good to see you." They are probably now shuffling the cards and laughing up a storm. I will always remember Ed, especially with his smile."
"Ed contributed greatly to his community and will be remembered for his generosity and kindness. What a great Iowan!! I was glad he came to Aunt Wilma Kimball's birthday party and helped us all celebrate that big day. That will be a great memory of him, too."