Shirley Anne Stubbs

Shirley Anne Stubbs, 78, Carthage passed away May 21, 2021 at her home. Stubbs was born March 12, 1943 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Merle Edwin Hites and Helen Leota (Wilson) Hites. She was a 1961 graduate of East High School in Des Moines, Iowa. She married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, Robert Stubbs, on Nov. 23, 1962 in Des Moines. She worked as a licensed cosmetologist in Iowa and then in Missouri.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years; daughter, Laurel Anne Stubbs, Springdale, Ark.; son, Robert Russell Stubbs (Kimberly), Greenbrier, Ark. and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Edwin Merle Hites, James David Hites, Robert Harold Hites, William Columbus Hites and Donald Dennis Hites and a sister, Dolores Hites Foust.
Funeral services were held May 29, 2021 at Knell Mortuary, Carthage. The family received friends from 10-11 a.m. at Knell Mortuary. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association in care of Knell Mortuary. Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Knell Mortuary.