Nowata Star
126 E. Cherokee St.
Nowata, OK 74048
January 24, 2001
Permission for archiving obituaries given by Phillip Reid, Publisher

Memorial services for 84-year-old James Edward "Ed" Noble of Bartlesville who passed away Thursday, January 18, 2001 at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville were Monday, January 22 in the Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville with the Reverend Bob Bogue officiating and under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata.

Ed was born in Springfield, Missouri on July 13, 1916, the son of Neil Blair and Mayme Heneger Noble. He moved to Nowata as a small boy, grew up and received his education in Nowata Schools. Noble worked at the Pioneer Drug Store in Nowata as a young man and later worked for Forrest Oil Corp. He later worked for Phillips Petroleum Company and retired in 1983 and moved to Bartlesville. He and Dorothea Ringo were married on June 8, 1945 at Nowata. Mr. Noble was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville and served as an Elder in the Church.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothea Noble of the home; a brother, Bill Noble of Dewey and a sister, Elizabeth Yukl of Dallas, Texas.