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ALLEN NOBLE
WILLARD ALLEN
NOBLE, son of William Henry and Nellie Marie (Ely) Noble, was born
August 18, 1919 near Belva, Oklahoma in Major County. He
departed this life on Friday, August 5, 2011 at his home southwest
of Fairview. He was 91 years of age.
He
was known by his family and friends as Allen and he attended school
at Cheyenne Valley graduating from high school there with the class
of 1938. He furthered his education by attending Northwestern
State College in Alva two years. He entered the United States
Army in 1941 and served his country both in the European Theater and
the Asiatic Pacific during World War II. He was an airplane
armorer gunner serving as an air crewman with the 67th
bomb squad. He received several medals and awards during his
military career. He was honorably discharged in 1945.
Allen returned to Oklahoma and was united in marriage to Marianna
Hopper, August 21, 1948 at Perryton, Texas. They made their
first home in Duncan and later moved to Blanchard. In 1964,
they moved to South Dakota and in 1965, the purchased land at Long
Lake where they lived several years. In 1985, they moved to
Chester, Oklahoma. Marianna preceded him in death, June 4,
1998 and he later moved to the Fairview area where he continued to
make his home. Allen worked as a farmer and rancher.
Over the years, he had numerous race horses which gave him much
enjoyment and he loved to rodeo with his younger brother Charlie.
He was baptized in the Methodist Church in Leola, South Dakota and
was a member of the Cheyenne Valley Methodist Church.
Allen
is survived by his children: Gerald Noble and wife Janet of Ipswick,
SD, Bill Noble of Fairview and Alana Beth Pope and husband Dennis of
Yukon; seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; one
sister Lois Ridgeway of Tyler, TX, two brothers: Jim Noble of Alva
and Charles Noble of Yale. He is also survived by several
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Besides his
wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and two
brothers.
The
funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 8, 2011 at
the Cheyenne Valley Methodist Church with Pastor Barbara Fyffe,
officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the
Lone Star Cemetery under the direction of the Redinger Funeral Home
in Seiling.
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