alice ivers and warren tubbs had 4 sons and 3 daughters together. tubbs and ivers did not want their children to be influenced by the world of poker, so they moved to a house just northeast of sturgis on the moreau river in south dakota. tubbs was not only a dealer, but a housepainter as well. it was most likely this house painting that caused him to fall sick with tuberculosis. warren tubbs died in 1910 in of pneumonia during a blizzard. to pay for his funeral, alice had to pawn her wedding ring, which led her back to the poker world.