The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-10
BUSY LIFE ENDED
BY CALL OF DEATH
(Coutinued From Page One,

this position. and resigned several
months ago because he moved his res
idence outside the corporate limits o
the city.
Mr.. Noble was a vestryman OF his
church. the Grace Episcopal church
snd was one OF the founders Of the Y.
NJ. c. A.. which did such excellent
work In the city for years.
His Home Life.
Col. Noble was married twice. his
first wife being Miss Mary Rabb, Of
the city. lie was married to her No
yember %. 1870 she died Septem-
Der, 1900. BY his first marriage he
had a daughter and son, Mrs. David
Sanders and Mr.. Rabb Noble, both OF
the city. On October "a, 1905. he
was married the second time to Miss
Emma Reed daughter OF Hon. Charles
Reed. for years proprietor of the Pal
mer House and ex-mayor Of the city.
M. Noble built a handsome home on
West Broadway just east of Wallace
park. and the estimated cost OF the
home is 100000. including furnish.
ing He had moved INTO the house
bit afew WEEKS Befosetaken Ill.,
Was Wealthy Man.
He was one OF Psducah's weaithiest
men. He was a stock holder in the
Globe Bank and Trust company. Of
which he was president al his death;
a,so in the paducah Banking COM
rany and Paducah saddiery company
and he'd a half interest in the mer-
camille firm OF Noble. oyerbey a com
pany at Paris, Tenn lie owned a
-eat deal Of valuable real estate. He
was heavily insured and it is said his
life insurance will aggregate 500. 900.
Mr.. Noble was a man whose citi-
zenship will stand as a monument to
his memory. He was unse.fsh, liberal
and progressive and OF keen juds-
ment. His work in the aldermaulc
board, the board Of pubic works. and
in his business life was successful to
the highest degree. He led quiet
life and cared little for the pleasures
of fraternalism, not being a member
OF any order or lodge as far as is
known.
The news of his hopeless condition
was current at an cary hour this
morning and his death caused uni-
yersal sorrow in all circles The body
was taken from the hospital to his
home by the Guy Nance Undertaking
company AMI prepared for burial. On
account of the absence of two mem
beers OF the family no funeral arrange
melts have been made.
The deceased caves many relatives.
being connected prominently In Pa
ducah. His wife and his mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Noble. survive him, also
three brothers. Messrs. Robert II. No
bic, William Y. Noble and John c
Noble, the latter of Ca.vert City.
Three sisters survive him. They are
Miss Mamie Noble. city; Mrs. Miriam
Blanton. Grand Rivers and Mrs.
Emma Clark, city. His son and daugh-
ter. of the city, are the only children
Mrs. David Sanders his daughter,
is in Martinsvlle Ind. in sanitar-
lum. and will be brought to the city
probably today or tomorrow.
The death of Col. Edmund Pearson
Noble creates vacancy in the roster
OF officers in the Globe Bank and
Trust company. but no election will be
held until after the funeral OF the de-
ceased president.
The officers of the bank are e. p.
Noble. president. deceased; G. w.
Robertson, vice president and Nolan
NanCu,in. cashier. An officer stated
this morning that the matter of filing
the vacancy had not been discussed on
account of the suddenness Of Presl-
dent Mobiles death. He seemed in
c.ined TO believe that no promotion
would result but that a new president
l.. .f<.tod ~. A.