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Mary Josephine <I>Hawkins</I> McNabb

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Mary Josephine Hawkins McNabb

Birth
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Death
18 Apr 2018 (aged 92)
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.7301775, Longitude: -86.5658685
Plot
Block 110, Lot 560, Space 2
Memorial ID
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* Mary Josephine Hawkins McNabb, 92, died April 18, at home in Huntsville, Alabama, surrounded by her family and friends. Her funeral will be at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Monday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation at the church from 10:00 to 11:00. Pastor Gary Soop will be the officiant. Her interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery following the service.

Mary Jo McNabb was born in Bessemer, Alabama, on March 25, 1926. After living in several locations because of her father’s career, the family settled in Huntsville and she graduated from Huntsville High School in 1944. Soon after, she married and moved to Spring City and then Dayton, Tennessee, where she lived for several years. Later she returned to Huntsville with her daughter and worked at Martin Stamping and Stove as a cost accountant. In 1951, Mrs. McNabb, her sister, Lois, and mother were instrumental in helping to begin St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Huntsville. In 1955, she married Walter David McNabb in the original church location on Longwood Drive.

Mary Jo McNabb was a loving spouse, mother, and friend who worked tirelessly for her family. For several years, she was the church secretary for Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Huntsville. She loved reading, cooking, gardening, and needlework as well as studying recipes in cookbooks, often making notes by them. She read The Huntsville Times cover to cover until one week before she died. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alta Mae and Joseph Hawkins; her sisters, Lois Hawkins Biggs and Ann Hawkins Davis; and, her husband of 57 Years, Walter David McNabb. She is survived by three daughters, Her nephew. She is also survived by three grandchildren. She is also survived by two great-granddaughters.
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* Mary Josephine Hawkins McNabb, 92, died April 18, at home in Huntsville, Alabama, surrounded by her family and friends. Her funeral will be at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Monday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation at the church from 10:00 to 11:00. Pastor Gary Soop will be the officiant. Her interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery following the service.

Mary Jo McNabb was born in Bessemer, Alabama, on March 25, 1926. After living in several locations because of her father’s career, the family settled in Huntsville and she graduated from Huntsville High School in 1944. Soon after, she married and moved to Spring City and then Dayton, Tennessee, where she lived for several years. Later she returned to Huntsville with her daughter and worked at Martin Stamping and Stove as a cost accountant. In 1951, Mrs. McNabb, her sister, Lois, and mother were instrumental in helping to begin St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Huntsville. In 1955, she married Walter David McNabb in the original church location on Longwood Drive.

Mary Jo McNabb was a loving spouse, mother, and friend who worked tirelessly for her family. For several years, she was the church secretary for Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Huntsville. She loved reading, cooking, gardening, and needlework as well as studying recipes in cookbooks, often making notes by them. She read The Huntsville Times cover to cover until one week before she died. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alta Mae and Joseph Hawkins; her sisters, Lois Hawkins Biggs and Ann Hawkins Davis; and, her husband of 57 Years, Walter David McNabb. She is survived by three daughters, Her nephew. She is also survived by three grandchildren. She is also survived by two great-granddaughters.
published at www.laughlinservice.com


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  • Created by: CP
  • Added: Apr 19, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188986697/mary_josephine-mcnabb: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Josephine Hawkins McNabb (25 Mar 1926–18 Apr 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188986697, citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by CP (contributor 47517175).