I will never forget Mr. Noble for what he did for me as a boy growing up in Elkin. As Physical Fitness Director at the YMCA, he asked me to join Leaders Club (a gymnastics club). I told him I couldnt because I didnt have a ride to get there at night, and I lived several miles out of town. He said if I would get there, he would give me a ride home. I will never forget his kindness to me, and I have tried to pay it forward. I tracked him down in September of last year and was able to speak to him by phone and write him a letter of thanks. I am so glad I found him before he passed. In Memory of Clifton Eugene Noble August 20, 1929 - January 4, 2015 Obituary Clifton (Cliff) Eugene Noble, 85, passed on Sunday, January 04, 2015 at Friends Homes West, Greensboro, NC. Clifton was born on August 20, 1929 in Goldsboro, NC, the son of John Ivey and Sarah Brock Noble. He graduated from Goldsboro High School, East Carolina University, and was an Honorary Alumnus of Virginia Intermont College. His professional education includes the Savings and Loan Graduate School of Indiana University, Savings and Loan Executive School, University of Connecticut, and the Savings and Loan School of Development, University of Georgia. Cliff was a high school history teacher in North Carolina from 1952 to 1957. He also served as the Physical Fitness Director of the YMCA in Greensboro and Elkin, NC. He then worked as the Assistant Secretary of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Greensboro from 1962 to 1972. In 1973 he became the Senior Vice President of the Charter Federal Savings Bank in Bristol, VA, retiring in 1993 to Greensboro. Cliff also served as an Atlantic Coast Conference football umpire for fifteen years (1972-1987). He officiated Carolina League and SAC-8 football for 29 years (1964-1993), and high school basketball and football for 38 years (1954-1992). He served as President of the Morning Optimist Club of Greensboro (1963), President of the Kiwanis Club of Bristol, VA (1978) and a member of the Elks Lodge of Greensboro. Surviving are his loving wife Carolyn Loftin Noble of Greensboro; children Steve Noble and wife Cindy of Roanoke, VA, Dr. Gwendolyn Noble and husband Dr. Tom Lint of Chicago; grandchildren Drew Noble and fiancée Hannah Bowling of Pensacola, FL, Mark Noble of Hickory, NC, Leigh Noble of New Paltz, NY, Meg van Staveren and husband Stefan of Cary, NC; great grandchildren, Noelle and Henry van Staveren. Clifton was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and five brothers: Louise, Alma, Elwood, Earl, David, and twins Stanley and Fred. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Goldsboro, NC, First Baptist Church of Elkin, NC, First Baptist Church of Bristol, VA and the Lawndale Baptist Church in Greensboro. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. at Lawndale Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Giaritelli officiating. Burial will follow at Westminster Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hanes Lineberry N. Elm Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society , 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408, the Alzheimers Association, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205, Greensboros Lawndale Baptist Church Building Committee, or the First Baptist Church of Bristol, VA.
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