Obituary of Kenneth Ray Noble -- 2007

Contributed by Jeanette Corcoran

Transcribed by Christine Fuller





THE FREE PRESS/WEDNESDAY,MARCH 7,2007
KINSTON-Kenneth Ray Noble of Kinston,N.C. passed away on March 5th,after an extended ill-
ness.Ray was born on August 15,1912,to the late Benjamin and Dora Mae Davenport Noble of 
Lenoir County.He is survived by his wife of 65 years,Bryce Outlaw Noble;a daughter,Sandra 
Noble Stokes and her husband J.Adger Stokes of Annapolis,MD;a son,Kenneth Ray Noble II of 
Louisiana;a sister,Doreen Noble Harper of Lenoir County;two granddaughters,Bryce Stokes
Grow and her husband Ian Grow of Annapolis,MD,Suzanne Adger Stokes of Annapolis,MD,Kenneth 
Ray Noble III of Orlando,Fl.,Robert Joseph Noble of Williamsburg,Va.;and one great-grand-
daughter,Charlotte Wesley Grow of Annapolis,md.He graduated from Pink Hill High School and
attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,N.C.He served his country honorably
in the United States Army Air Force during World War II.After returning home,he worked with
the U.S.Soil Conservation Service for 35 years.He was a farmer and land surveyor.He was a 
member of the First Baptist Church for over 60 years and enjoyed the fellowship with his fri-
ends in the Spilman Sunday School class.He was a member of The American Legion,Forty and
Eight,and the Lenoir County Historical Association.Funeral services will be held Thursday,
March 8th,at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Kinston,with burial immediately foll-
owing at Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery.



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