Broken

   On April 15th a piece of my heart went to Heaven. My Daddy won his battle with cancer. He is now in the presence of our Lord. I never dreamed I would lose my Daddy so soon. Even after his diagnosis in April 2024, I never thought he would leave me so soon. I always spent a lot of time with him, but since his diagnosis I spent even more time with him. I will forever cherish the time... every beach trip, all the camping trips, lessons he taught me, garden work, the walks we took almost every day, games of cat we played, tractor rides, card games, Covid, puzzles we worked, ballgames, watching the Braves together, and repeating myself a hundred times. He was absolutely the VERY BEST! To think he couldn't love anyone anymore than he loved his kids, boy was I wrong. He loved his grand kids even more. They were his world and he was theirs.  I pray I will never forget the kind of man he was and how he treated others. I will long for the day I can hug him again. 

 

 

 

 

 

James Yost McNabb Jr. "Mike", husband, dad, and gramps passed away at his home on April 16, 2025. Mike was born on March 4, 1949, to the late JY and Johnnie Ruth Mc Nabb. Mike married his high school sweetheart in 1972, Doris (Russell) McNabb and together, they raised two children, Jay McNabb and Emily (Jeremy) Lorenz. The light of Mike's life were his four grandchildren, Tucker "Big T", Rylee "Sissy" Lorenz and Juniper "June Bug" McNabb and, most recently, gained a granddaughter from Spain, Irene "sleepy head". He is also survived by his siblings, Gail (Peno) Campbell, and Ronnie (Connie) McNabb; numerous extended family members including "Bumper" Webster and his hunting buddies, Mike Thompson, Mike Brackett, Shawn Lambert, and former Y-12 friends. After serving 6 years in the Army National Guard, Mike trained as a machinist, which served him well at Maremont Manufacturing and later, Y-12 Nuclear Plant. Mike held several positions while at Y-12 with the most recent being, maintenance supervisor of the steam plant. After a fulfilling 44 years at Y-12 he decided to retire in 2024, to spend more time with his family doing the things that they love: hunting, fishing, tending to summer gardens, and overlooking the McNabb family farm. He spent countless hours at the field watching Tucker play baseball, in a basketball gym rooting for Rylee, listening to Juniper playing cello in the Knoxville Junior Symphony Orchestra, or his nightly facetime calls with Irene. A service honoring and remembering Mike McNabb will be held Sunday, April 27th 3:00pm-6:00pm at The Farm at Morris Springs (436 Old Sweetwater Road, Sweetwater, TN 37874) with a time of reflection to be held at 4:30pm.