HERB NOBLE PASSES AWAY

Mr. Herb Noble, well known in the county, died on June 26, 1915. He was born in Sharon, Province of Ontario on Sept. 21, 1860.

He, with his parents, came to Onawa, Iowa in an early day where he grew to manhood and for a time taught school there.

Later they moved to Blair and he went on the railroad where he worked until he met with an accident and lost a limb.

After this accident he and his brother, Ed, engaged in the fine horse business for a number of years.

He was a man who was an admirable citizen and had many warm friends.

He leaves to mourn him a wife, a sister, a brother and a mother and other relatives.

The funeral services were held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Anna Castetter on Monday afternoon.

#2 Noble, Herbert T.

Published in unknown Blair paper on 2 July 1915

The death of Herbert T. Noble, which occurred at his home just west of town on last Friday afternoon, was a bereavement to many who knew him intimately, his associates for many years. He possessed a faculty of attracting persons to him, particularly the unfortunates of society who needed assistance, pecuniary and otherwise, and counsel.

While engaged in railroading, in train service, as a freight conductor, he was unfortunate in losing one of his limbs on the track at West Point. This ended his railroad career and he had been a patient sufferer since, though very active in anything undertaken.

He was born in Ontario in 1860, came with his parents to Onawa, Iowa, in 1872 and ten years later the family came to Blair. About five years ago, he married Mrs. J.W. Mayle, who survives him. His aged mother, upwards of eighty, is still living, making her home with her daughter, Mrs. F.M. Castetter in this city; an older brother lives at Ogden, Utah, and a nephew, George Nobel, resides here in Blair.

Funeral service was held at the home of his sister, Mrs. F.M. Castetter, on Monday at two o'clock p.m., Rev. Kokjer of the Congregational church, preaching the funeral sermon, and the remains were buried by the side of his father and older brother in the Blair Cemetery.

#2-Published in Pilot on 30 June 1915

Herbert Thompson Noble died very suddenly at about 2 o'clock last Friday afternoon of a paralytic stroke. He had been suffering from dropsy for months and his condition was critical, but he was able to be up and about. He was sitting out in the yard at the old Peak place west of town and Mrs. Crosby was reading to him when the stroke came, death resulting immediately. The funeral was held at the residence of his sister, Mrs. F. M. Castetter, at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, Rev. J.M. Kokjer officiating in the absence of Rev. A.E. Marsh. Deceased was born in Sharon, province of Ontario, Canada, June 26th, 1860, and moved to Onawa, Ia., when a youth of 12 years. He was engaged in railroading when the family moved to this city in 1881, but made this his home since that time. He was associated with his father, the late Dr. H. Noble, in the Noble Diphtheria Remedy Co. for a good many years after he was compelled to give up railroading by the loss of his right leg. On August 25th, 1910, he was married to Mrs. Mattie Mayle and they made their home in this city until last year, when they moved out onto a fruit farm west of town. "Herb," as he was familiarly known, was a charter member of Garfield Lodge No. 6, K.of P., which was instituted in April, 1883. The only other two charter members now living here being Thos. Finnell and Harry Higley. Six of his brother Knights acted as pallbearers, John Schmahling, E.J. Farr, T.F. Martin, J.E. Lutz, N. Thone and Sam Davison, and the burial service of the order was read at the grave.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~