Waneta Irene McNabb Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

West Des Moines, Iowa Visitation: Open at noon with family greeting friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. August 21, 2005 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. August 22, 2005 at Delta United Methodist Church, Delta, Iowa. Interment: Garrett Cemetery near Delta. Waneta Irene McNabb, age 94, formerly of Delta, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2005 at the home of her daughter in West Des Moines, Iowa. She was born September 27th, 1910 in Mahaska County, Iowa the daughter of Robert W. Johnson and Jessie May Taylor Johnson. She was raised in the Rose Hill and Delta areas. She was secretly united in marriage to Paul McNabb, December 24th, 1932 in Unionville, Missouri. Following their marriage Waneta stopped teaching temporarily to raise her children, but returned ten years later to teach at the one-room Little Red Country School near Delta. From there she went on the teach at Delta Community, What Cheer and Ollie/Pekin Community Schools primarily teaching kindergarten until she retired in 1972. Waneta's memory is honored by her daughter, Phyllis Toy, of West Des Moines, Iowa a brother Dale Johnson, age 96, and his wife Eleanor of Ottumwa, and daughter-in-law, Evonne McNabb of Westerville, Ohio. Eleven grandchidlren and 24 great-grandchildren include, Kim (Toy), Dave, Paul and Grant Zieser, Kellie Toy, Justin and Jordon, Laura (McNabb), Jim, Andy, and Ben Solomon, Amy McNabb, Brian, Delta and Mitzi Steck, Michael McNabb, Jackie, Cassie Doug, and Patrick, Linda McNabb, Kurt, Henry, Drew and Rain Maxwell, Mary (McNabb) Bob, Madeline and Parker Weyer, Steven McNabb, Karen and Nolan, Sandy McNabb, Betsy, Goodwin and Georgia, Daniel McNabb, Michelle, Dexter, Quincy and Milo, Sara (McNabb) Ted, Eddie and Jack Arnholt. Also three nieces and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Paul, son Robert, and a brother Robert Johnson. Mrs. McNabb graduated from the Delta HIgh School and went on to graduate from Cedar Falls Teacher's College. Waneta was a member of the Delta United Methodist Church, Eastern Star, United Methodist Women, Federated Women's Club, Livewires, and Keokuk County Farm Bureau. Her hobbies including gardening, growing strawberries, sewing and finding ways to do things better.

Waneta Irene McNabb

September 27, 1910 - August 18, 2005

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