Read her obituary over coffee this morning and couldn't stop thinking about the line on birdwatching, something so gentle about a person who coordinated weather for ships at sea and then went home to watch sparrows. 36 is nothing. Thinking of her daughter Krista.
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Marissa Lindsey McNabb was a private citizen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who died on November 10, 2026, at the age of 36. She was not a public figure in the conventional sense, having no Wikipedia page or sustained news coverage, and what is known about her life comes from the…
Marissa Lindsey McNabb was a private citizen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who died on November 10, 2026, at the age of 36. She was not a public figure in the conventional sense, having no Wikipedia page or sustained news coverage, and what is known about her life comes from the obituary published by her family through McNeil's Funeral Service of Mustang, Oklahoma. People Forever documents her life here because every life, public or private, deserves a dignified and accurate record, and because her name is now being searched by people who knew her or who came across her obituary.
McNabb was born on September 15, 1990, in Manassas, Virginia, to Neal and Jeri McNabb. She later moved to Oklahoma, where she graduated from Mustang High School. According to her obituary, she lived for a time in Stillwater, Oklahoma, before settling permanently in Oklahoma City, which she came to consider home.
Professionally, McNabb worked as a Service Coordinator for Weathernews America Inc., a role she began in May 2023. Her obituary describes her as an important link between ship crews, global clients, and internal operations teams, helping ensure that weather routing information reached the right people on time. In the year before her death she had moved into the company's training operations team, where she helped the sales department bring new clients on board.
Outside of work, those who knew her described her as a strong advocate for animal welfare and someone who found joy in the outdoors, spending time hiking, gardening, and watching birds. She also enjoyed travel and experiencing different cultures. Family and friends remembered her as deeply loving, funny, and endlessly curious.
McNabb died on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in Oklahoma City. Her obituary does not state a cause of death, and no public announcement of one has been made. She was preceded in death by both of her parents, Neal and Jeri McNabb. She is survived by her daughter, Krista, her brother Matthew and sister in law Heather, her sister Meridith and brother in law Seth, several nieces and a nephew, an aunt, and cousins. A visitation and funeral service are planned at McNeil's Funeral Service in Mustang, Oklahoma, on November 18, 2026, and her family has said she will be laid to rest at Summit View Cemetery in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Legacy | Obituary.

Same, the birdwatching detail got me too.