Ocean Pines

George Anthony “Tony” McNabb, 74, of Ocean Pines, died on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, at his home.

Born on Jan. 20, 1947 in Bristol, Virginia, he was the son of the late Edna Elizabeth McNabb Adkins.

Tony spent his teen years in Snow Hill where he graduated from Snow Hill High School. Tony went on to receive his bachelors degree in secondary education from Wake Forest University. He then received his masters degree from Salisbury University.

Tony worked for 34 years for the Worcester County Board of Education. At the beginning of his career he was a teacher at Stephen Decatur High School. Then, he became the assistant principal and then principal of Stephen Decatur High School.

In 1996, Tony moved to the board office where he was the supervisor of Transportation and Maintenance. He retired in 2004 in order to be able to devote more time to serving as a minister of one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Tony loved working with young people, education and enjoyed his years working for the Board of Education.

As much as Tony loved his work, what he enjoyed the most was teaching people what he had learned from the Bible as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Tony was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Sept. 16, 1989. That was one of the happiest days of his life, as he was baptized on the same day as his daughter, Lisa.

Tony loved what he learned from the Bible. He volunteered as a full-time minister for almost 14 years, until no longer able to do so because of his health.

Some of the happiest years of his life were spent with his wife, Cindy, volunteering their time on construction projects and working together as full-time ministers.

Tony is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Cynthia McNabb of Ocean Pines; three daughters, Leslie Steele and her husband, James, of Berlin, Lisa Barrett of Salisbury and Christina Fernandez and her husband, Michael, of Berlin.

He is also survived by four grandsons, David Barrett, Joshua Steele, Jackson Steele, and Owen Fernandez as well as a sister, Susan Purcell, and niece, Jennifer Ward.

A Memorial Service was held via Zoom on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.

Donations may be made to the Worldwide Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses on jw.org.

Arrangements are in the care of Eastern Shore Cremation and Funeral Service, 504 Franklin Avenue, Berlin, Maryland 21811. To send condolences to the family, please visit www.easternshorecremation.com.