Funeral services for Spec. 4 Douglas Meredith McNabb, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McNabb of Traverse City, will be held at 1pm Mon at Trinity Lutheran Church in Traverse City.
Rev. Walter C. Pieper will officiate, with graveside services at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens under auspices of the US Army.
Spec. 4 McNabb, a 1965 graduate of Traverse City High School, was killed in action near Chulai, Vietnam, on Feb 23.
He had entered the US Army in Sept 1966 and had served in Vietnam since last Dec.
He was born Sept 17, 1947 at Dearborn, moved to Traverse City with his family in 1948 and attended Trinity Lutheran grade school prior to Senior High School.
On Jan 20, 1967 he was married to Karen Neal of Mariton, NJ, who survives.
Also surviving are: a son, Cristofer Heath; his parents; three brothers, Robert of Camp LeJeune, NC, and Ralph and John at home; two sisters, Catherine and Colleen at home; his maternal grandfather, Meredith Raftery of Traverse City; and other relatives.
The body will arrive at Hibbard Funeral Chapel in Traverse City late this evening and will repose there until being taken to Trinity Lutheran Church at noon Mon to lie in state until time of the funeral services.
