Mr. Ivan L. "Van" Dubay

Jeffcoat Funeral Home 255 Friendship Road Tallassee, AL 36078 Tel (334) 283-6801 Mr. Ivan L. “Van” Dubay, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away comfortably in his sleep during the early hours of Thursday, July 28, 2016, at the age of 91. Memorial services will be Sunday, August 14, 2016, at 2:30PM from Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wells Warren officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, August 14th, from 1:30PM until service time. Interment will be in Mercer, Maine, August 18, 2016. Mr. Dubay is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mrs. Evelyn M. Dubay (Cordes); son, Dr. Gregory V. Dubay; grandson, Gregory V. “Van” Dubay, Jr.; a loving and caring family of brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews and a host of friends. He was noted throughout the community as a caring, giving gentleman; willing to assist those in need. He is preceded in death by his father, Louis P. Dubay and his mother, Alma Sirious Dubay of South Windham, Maine. Mr. Dubay, originally from Van Buren, Maine, a member of the greatest generation, enlisted in the United States Navy at age 18 years and 2 months. He volunteered for the elite and dangerous assignment of Army Guard aboard merchant ships and saw combat in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific Oceans, receiving two Bronze Stars. Mr. Dubay was a retired Stationary Engineer, an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Tallassee and a member of the Doric Masonic Lodge of Tallassee. He had been active in the Boy Scouts and Explorers as Scout Leader, Advisor and District Commissioner. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, woodworking and furniture building and his family. Just hours before his passing, struggling with the depths of Alzheimer’s disease, he repeatedly requested the nurses to “Get my truck, I want to find my wife.” When asked if he knew where she was, his reply was always, “No, but I’ll drive around until I find her!” In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, Post Office Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama