Floyd Francis Knabb Sr.

Floyd Knabb Sr., born in 1947 in Douglassville, Pennsylvania, passed away on August 13, 2026, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Floyd was married to Sandra Rossi Knabb for 62 years. Together, their family grew to include five children: Tricia Quillman; Floyd Knabb Jr., husband of Jennifer; Kelly Nelson, wife of Orin; Jamie Riegner; and Nicholas Riegner, husband of Erin. He is also survived by six grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

Much of Floyd's life revolved around engines, vehicles, motorcycles, and working with his hands. He owned and operated Knabb's Auto and Cycle in Exeter, Pennsylvania, where over the years he worked on countless cars, trucks, motorcycles, and trailers. He performed state safety and emissions inspections; repaired vehicles and helped people get them safely and legally back on the road. His work brought many people through his doors over the years, and through his business he became a familiar part of the lives of many people in the community.

His work with vehicles extended well beyond the repair shop. Over the years, Floyd bought and sold cars, repossessed vehicles for banks, and at one time worked as a tractor-trailer driver. If something had an engine, chances were good that it would catch his interest. He enjoyed tinkering, repairing things, figuring out how they worked, and getting them running again.

That love of engines wasn't limited to work. Floyd enjoyed racing go-karts and competing in junk car races, as well as riding motorcycles. Dirt bikes, trail riding, boats, fishing trips, and time spent at the shore were all part of the life he built around the things he enjoyed.

Floyd is also survived by his brothers, Alan Knabb and Eric Spence, and his sisters, Dee Jamison and Cay Dull.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Fair Spence; his father, Arthur Snyder Knabb; and his brothers, Robert Knabb and Kerry Knabb.

Floyd's life was one filled with engines to repair, motorcycles to ride, races to run, fish to catch, and work that connected him with generations of people. For those who knew him through his shop, his work, his family, or the many roads his life took him down, there are plenty of stories left to tell.

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