Milford Noel, 78, of Pontiac, died on Sunday (June 10, 2012) at 12:55 a.m. at his residence.
He was born Jan. 20, 1934 in Cass County, a son of McKinley and Letta Lowe Noel. He was preceded in death by one son, Wayne Noel in 1986 and four brothers. He married Janet McCoy Reed on Oct. 7, 1968 in Pontiac. She survives.
He is also survived by five children, Milinda "Mindy" (Kevin) Noel Flick, Dry Ridge, Ky.; Timothy Reed, Lomax; Rory (Carlene) Reed, Kuwait; Jeanna (Paul) Reed Huette, Pontiac and Rita (Jim) Reed Hoch, Safety Harbor, Florida; thirteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three brothers, Harlan Noel, Chandlerville and Terry Noel and Jerry Noel, both of Pontiac and four sisters, Sylvia Cox, Virginia; Esther Reed, Springfield; Mildred Painter, Havana and Betty Waterfield, Chandlerville.
He served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, serving on the USS Halsey Powell Destroyer, the USS Francis Marion Destroyer and the USS Klondike Destroyer. He had worked at the Pontiac Chair Factory and Interlake. He worked for the state of Illinois as a prison guard at Pontiac Correctional Center for 26 years, retiring in 1989.
He was born Jan. 20, 1934 in Cass County, a son of McKinley and Letta Lowe Noel. He was preceded in death by one son, Wayne Noel in 1986 and four brothers. He married Janet McCoy Reed on Oct. 7, 1968 in Pontiac. She survives.
He is also survived by five children, Milinda "Mindy" (Kevin) Noel Flick, Dry Ridge, Ky.; Timothy Reed, Lomax; Rory (Carlene) Reed, Kuwait; Jeanna (Paul) Reed Huette, Pontiac and Rita (Jim) Reed Hoch, Safety Harbor, Florida; thirteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three brothers, Harlan Noel, Chandlerville and Terry Noel and Jerry Noel, both of Pontiac and four sisters, Sylvia Cox, Virginia; Esther Reed, Springfield; Mildred Painter, Havana and Betty Waterfield, Chandlerville.
He served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, serving on the USS Halsey Powell Destroyer, the USS Francis Marion Destroyer and the USS Klondike Destroyer. He had worked at the Pontiac Chair Factory and Interlake. He worked for the state of Illinois as a prison guard at Pontiac Correctional Center for 26 years, retiring in 1989.
Milford Noel, 78, of Pontiac, died on Sunday (June 10, 2012) at 12:55 a.m. at his residence.
He was born Jan. 20, 1934 in Cass County, a son of McKinley and Letta Lowe Noel. He was preceded in death by one son, Wayne Noel in 1986 and four brothers. He married Janet McCoy Reed on Oct. 7, 1968 in Pontiac. She survives.
He is also survived by five children, Milinda "Mindy" (Kevin) Noel Flick, Dry Ridge, Ky.; Timothy Reed, Lomax; Rory (Carlene) Reed, Kuwait; Jeanna (Paul) Reed Huette, Pontiac and Rita (Jim) Reed Hoch, Safety Harbor, Florida; thirteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three brothers, Harlan Noel, Chandlerville and Terry Noel and Jerry Noel, both of Pontiac and four sisters, Sylvia Cox, Virginia; Esther Reed, Springfield; Mildred Painter, Havana and Betty Waterfield, Chandlerville.
He served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, serving on the USS Halsey Powell Destroyer, the USS Francis Marion Destroyer and the USS Klondike Destroyer. He had worked at the Pontiac Chair Factory and Interlake. He worked for the state of Illinois as a prison guard at Pontiac Correctional Center for 26 years, retiring in 1989.
He was born Jan. 20, 1934 in Cass County, a son of McKinley and Letta Lowe Noel. He was preceded in death by one son, Wayne Noel in 1986 and four brothers. He married Janet McCoy Reed on Oct. 7, 1968 in Pontiac. She survives.
He is also survived by five children, Milinda "Mindy" (Kevin) Noel Flick, Dry Ridge, Ky.; Timothy Reed, Lomax; Rory (Carlene) Reed, Kuwait; Jeanna (Paul) Reed Huette, Pontiac and Rita (Jim) Reed Hoch, Safety Harbor, Florida; thirteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three brothers, Harlan Noel, Chandlerville and Terry Noel and Jerry Noel, both of Pontiac and four sisters, Sylvia Cox, Virginia; Esther Reed, Springfield; Mildred Painter, Havana and Betty Waterfield, Chandlerville.
He served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, serving on the USS Halsey Powell Destroyer, the USS Francis Marion Destroyer and the USS Klondike Destroyer. He had worked at the Pontiac Chair Factory and Interlake. He worked for the state of Illinois as a prison guard at Pontiac Correctional Center for 26 years, retiring in 1989.
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