Minnie Catharine Noble, daughter of Lewis Martin and Margaret (McElroy) McPeek, was born June 27, 1910 on a farm in
Sheridan County
,
Kansas
near Hoxie. At the age of three her parents moved to
Republic County
,
Kansas
four miles south of
Chester
,
Nebraska
. She attended Excelsior country school. At the age of ten her parents moved south of
Belleville
,
Kansas
. Minnie then attended the
Belleville
city schools, graduating from
Belleville
High School
in 1928. Through the years, she worked in various stores as a clerk and bookkeeper. On November 15, 1942 Minnie was united in marriage to Orville H. Noble and to this union one son was born, Melvin Lee. The first three years of their married life were spent in
Leavenworth
,
Kansas
while Orville was stationed at
Fort
Leavenworth
, serving his country during World War II. They returned to the
Belleville
area and in 1959 settled in Agenda,
Kansas
where Orville was a rural mail carrier. In 1975 he was transferred to
Lindsborg
,
Kansas
where they lived until his retirement in 1980. They again returned to
Belleville
where they since lived. Minnie was a member of the United Methodist Church of Belleville. She loved her home, family, and many friends. Minnie passed from this life Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Long Term Care facility in
Belleville
having reached the milestone of 100 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Orville on December 3, 2005; brother Ora McPeek; sisters Lucy Spafford and husband Hugh, and Alice Myers and husband Wylie. Minnie will be forever remembered by her son Melvin Lee Noble of
Spring Valley
,
California
; grandsons Charles Lee Noble,
Belleville
,
Kansas
, Michael David Noble,
Spring Valley
,
California
; her niece Huetta Derowitsch, rural
Belleville
; great nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 2:00pm Friday, December 17, 2010 at the
First
United
Methodist
Church
in
Belleville
,
Kansas
with Pastor
Lennie Maxwell
officiating. Burial will be in the
Belleville
City
Cemetery
. Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home,
Belleville
, was in charge of these arrangements.
