Ronald “Red” Edward Stubbs and Myrna L. (Moore) Stubbs

Ronald “Red” Edward Stubbs
July 11, 1936 – Dec. 9, 2025
Myrna L. (Moore) Stubbs
March 15, 1939 – Nov. 14, 2019
Ronald “Red” Edward Stubbs and his beloved wife, Myrna L. (Moore) Stubbs, are reunited as their ashes are interred together at Stubbs Cemetery in Mountain Grove, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Myrna was born in Springfield to Paul and Alice Moore. She graduated with the first class of Parkview High School in 1957. On Dec. 13, 1958, in Miami, Okla., she married Red Stubbs. While he served in the Navy, Myrna served as Ombudsman, supporting Navy families. She later worked as a real estate agent in Lebanon. She was known for her fabulous cooking, beautiful gardens, love of reading and traveling with Red. Red was born in Mountain Grove to Hershal B. and Ruby (Ussery) Stubbs. He served 21 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1975 as Chief of the Boat aboard the USS Greenfish. After retirement, Red and Myrna bought a farm east of Lebanon where they raised registered Angus and Brangus cattle and put up hay. Red later worked as maintenance supervisor at Marathon Electric and rewired American Embassies abroad. A lifelong learner, he loved American and Native American history, especially the Lakota, and enjoyed fishing, camping, and visiting national parks with Myrna. Married for over 60 years, they built a life of love, hard work, and family. Myrna passed in 2019, Red in 2025, at his daughter’s home in Auburn, Maine. Red was preceded in death by their son Brian Douglas Stubbs (2023).
They are survived by daughters Laurie Elliott (husband Kip), of Auburn, Maine, and Jennifer Stubbs, of Port Orange, Fla.; grandchildren, Madison (Tanija), Isaac, and Kinsey; great-grandson, Oliver Reese Covey; and many dear family and friends. A graveside memorial service for Red and Myrna Stubbs will be held April 18, 2026, at 2 p.m., at Stubbs Cemetery in Mountain Grove with Chaplain Ret. Doyle Coffman officiating. Full military honors for Red will be provided by the Missouri Military Honor Guard and American Legion Post No. 30. Burial of ashes will be in Stubbs Cemetery under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home of Mountain Grove.