John Grubbs
John Winton Grubbs was born to James Edwin Grubbs and Kathy Taylor Grubbs on
Sept. 19, 1968, and passed from this life on April 5, 2018, at the age of 49 near
Lake City, Fla., due to a traffic accident.
He was preceded in death by his father,
James E. Grubbs, Texas; and a brother, James E Grubbs Jr., of Lebanon; his
grandfather, Boas Winton Taylor and grandmother, Ila Masters Taylor, both of Lebanon; grandfather, Jesse William Grubbs and grandmother, Margaret Elisabeth Grubbs.
He is survived by his mother, Kathy Grubbs Sneed; stepfather, Harold Eugene Sneed; and four children, McKenzie May, Hannah Fay, Zachary John Winton, and Abigail Rose Grubbs; great-granddaughter, Riliegh May Pratt; first wife and fiancé, Pamela D'Lamater and second wife, Janice Jernigan Grubbs; and a number of uncles, aunts, and cousins.
John was graduated from Lebanon High School, attended Tennessee Technological
University and Volunteer State College. while in high school he continued his participation in band that was begun in Lebanon Junior High with enthusiasm and
completed his senior year as field commander of the band. John also enjoyed
participating in the local theater company, Sound and Lights. As a devoted loving father,
he took great joy in the varied accomplishments and interests of his four children and
was overjoyed at the birth of his first grand daughter, Riliegh May. As a loving son, John
would often fix things that needed repair for his Mom and was there with much needed
technical advice on any electronics.
John spent the first part of his working life in the food industry and worked in
management for Piccadilly Cafeteria in Chattanooga, Tenn., both locations until they closed. Then he went into the transportation industry as an over the road long haul driver of the big semis. This final work was to claim his life in a one vehicle accident where no
one else was injured or hurt.
John was a Christian and a member of the Baptist faith.
A Celebration of Life memorial service is planned for Friday, May 18, 2018, at the Crossroads Community Church, located at 300 N. Maple Street in Lebanon, Tenn., on the Woolen Mills campus.
Visitation will be from noon until the service at 3 p.m., interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon with John's life long friend, Edwin Nokes as the urn barrier. Officiating will be Brother Randy Cook and Brother Leonard Diebold.
Published May 18, 2018