JC Tubbs, 79 of Hollywood, MD passed away at MedStar St. Mary s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD on Monday, February 15, 2021.
He was born on May 12, 1941 in Iowa City, IA to the late Robert Jackson Tubbs and Esther L. Cook.
JC is a graduate of Corydon High School in Iowa. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country for four years, until his honorable discharge in September 1964. During his service, he earned the Good Conduct Medal.
The Navy may have brought JC to St. Mary s County from Iowa, but a little redhead named Shirley Louden kept him here. While stationed at Patuxent River, he met Shirley through her sister s boyfriend and was smitten. He ended up spending the rest of his life here with her. They started and raised their family here and he continued his career as a civil servant until he retired in 1996. He worked for many years after his official retirement, first for McKay s Food Stores and then Walmart for 16 years.
WHILE many of us may have thought the wintry weather we have seen over the last couple of weeks was pretty hard to cope with, the so-called second Beast from the East is pretty tame compared to winters of the past. Within the collections of Ryedale Folk Museum, there area some wonderful photographs capturing the ‘white stuff’ of yesteryear. Perhaps nothing showcases the beauty of the North York Moors at this time of year better than photographer Geoffrey Willey’s picture of snowy Farndale, captured from Blakey Moor. Geoffrey was a life-long supporter of the Museum and bequeathed hundreds of images upon his death in 2015 at the age of 103. During his lifetime, he was known for some spectacular photographic daredevilry, balancing precariously to get the best angles, clinging over cliffs for the perfect seabird image, for example. Here, we get a fascinating insight into his methods for gaining access to those hard-to-reach landscapes and snowed-in valleys when is he show