Rev. I. D. Noble's Obituary
Funeral services for Rev. I. D. Noble, 94, of Anacoco, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Beech Grove Methodist Church with Bro Melvin Smith, Bro, Ken Dickerson, Bro. Bill Jones and Bro Brent Noble officiating. Burial will follow in the Beech Grove Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 11 am Monday December 31st until service time in the church Tuesday.
I.D., the son of Clarence and Rosie Noble was born August 23, 1918 in Hemphill, TX. He passed away Saturday, December 29th at the Byrd Regional Hospital in Leesville, LA.
Bro Noble was a pipefitter by trade until he went into full time ministry. He pastored full time for 50 years, his first church to pastor was Southside Center Congregational Methodist Church in Center, TX. He pastored in a number of churches in the area with Evans Congregational Methodist Church being the longest for over 34 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Gary Lynn Noble and a grandson John E. Schaffer.
Left to cherish Bro Noble’s memory is his wife of 67 years, Ella Mae Noble, a son Kenneth and Gail Noble; a daughter, Dianne and Carl Neugebauer along with 13 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
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