KRISTOPHER RAY TAPLEY
“BUBBY BEAR”

Kristopher Ray Tapley, lovingly known as “Bubby Bear,” was a soul as timeless as the stars and as warm as a summer evening. He carried an old heart, one filled with wisdom and kindness that seemed to stretch across lifetimes. In his presence, you felt the depth of a love that was boundless, the kind of love that only someone with such a tender spirit could offer.

To his family, Kristopher was more than a son or a brother—he was their anchor, their comfort, their quiet joy. His heart was vast, capable of holding the world, yet it always found its way back to those he loved most. He gave of himself endlessly, whether through the quiet moments spent together or the way his smile could make everything feel okay.

“Loving son and brother with a big heart and old souls. Forever 21, forever loved and missed,” his family reflects, their words carrying the weight of a loss too profound for expression.

Kristopher’s life, though far too short, was filled with a richness that cannot be measured in years. He left behind a legacy not of grand gestures but of simple, enduring love—the kind that lingers in the quiet corners of memory, in the laughter that echoes even in grief, and in the spaces between words where love resides.

Bubby Bear, your light is not gone; it has simply found another place to shine. You are felt in every breeze, in every moment of quiet reflection, and in the unspoken ways your family carries you with them.