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LeRoy (Bud) Kenneth Noble Jr. was called home by the Lord on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at the age of 95 in his home in Hemet, CA. Bud was born to parents LeRoy and Alice Noble on March 24, 1925 in Des Moines, IA. At a very young age of 15, Bud lost his father to diabetes. After his father passed Bud had to drop out of high school and get a job to help his mother make ends meet. In 1942, at age 17, Bud joined the Navy and served our Country proudly through WWII. Bud earned several medals while in the Navy; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3-stars, American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. After Bud was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1946, he went on to complete his high school diploma and later went on to civil engineering school. After completion of his schooling, he got a job working for Ford Motor Company during the time of the “Whiz Kids”. It was during this time; Bud married his first wife and they had four children; Cheryl, Dennis, Chris, and Kenny Lee. Bud had the opportunity to work for several other amazing companies over the years, such as Lockheed Martin Aerospace and Defense Company. In 1968, Bud married a second time to Jeanette Gay Brown. Jeanette had three children from a previous marriage: Renee, Janet, and Bill. Together Bud and Jeanette had two children: Rhonda and Robin. Eventually, Bud and Jeanette moved to Arizona where Bud got licensed as a general contractor and ran his own construction company. They lived in Arizona until 2000 when they made their home in Hemet, California. Bud was a simple man and found happiness being married to the love of his life and soul-mate Jeanette until she passed in April of 2020 at the age of 86. For the last year of Jeanette’s life, she became very ill and could not do much of anything on her own, but Bud, at 95 years old took care of her on his own. Bud used to say that “the good Lord is keeping me alive to take care of her”, and take care of her, he did. Bud had a big personality and always had many opinions on politics and just life in general. Us kids used to chuckle and joke that “dad was a little out of touch with reality”. Bud would get on what he called his “soapbox” with his adult children, but his son Chris would always say, “Now dad, tell us how you really feel”. He never showed much emotion, and he would never complain. He always had such a positive attitude and would remind others that you should not worry about things you have no control over. Bud would always tell people, “Don’t sweat the small stuff”. Bud took pride in being a husband and providing for himself and his family. He never asked for help and her certainly never wanted to be an inconvenience on anyone. Along with his positive attitude, Bud always had a sense of humor, even at the end when he was sick and in pain, he never showed it, and he would also have a humorous comment to make those around him laugh. We would ask him how he was feeling, and he would always answer, “with my fingers”. His granddaughter Stephanie would always get a kick out of him because he would always tell her, “I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck”. They shared a special bond because Bud took care of her when she was a baby during his retirement. And, although Bud lived far away from all of his grandchildren and great grandchildren, he loved them all with his whole being. Bud was preceded in death by his parents LeRoy and Alice Noble; his wife Jeanette Noble; his two sisters Dorothy and Marguerite; son Kenny Lee Noble; daughter Cheryl Walker; son-in-law Conrad Walker; granddaughter Wendy Walker, great grandson Justin Walker, great granddaughter Kandice Rose Stidham; and several cousins. Bud is survived by his two sons Chris (Lynda) Noble and Dennis (Kathy) Noble; his two daughters Robin (Rod) Collins and Rhonda (Joe) Boone; his stepdaughters Renee (Robert) Hamrick, Janet (Terry) Akins; his stepson Bill Hickman; his grandchildren Stephanie Hawkins, Keelan Hawkins, Chase Collins, Madison Collins, Jadon Webb, Reanna (Kjlon) Bossard, Sasha (David) Ediss, Kristen (Del) Lipiz, Kimberly Komrosky, Candace Walker Vradenburg, Rory (Keisha) Walker, Conrad Walker Jr., Candace , Kristen, Kevin (Erin) Noble, Stacey (Ben) Lofton, Kyle (Hillary) Noble; his great grandchildren Esrah Bossard, Kale Noble, Kennedy Noble, Hadley Noble, Ashton Lofton, Brooklynn Lofton, Abbie Noble, Hannah Noble, Kolby Lipiz, Chloe Komrosky, Joseph Burnett, Dillon Walker, Dalton Vradenburg, Garrett, Goss; his great great grandchildren Izzy Burnett, Carstian Walker, Wyatt Walker, Malachi Walker and Nevaeh Walker; cousins Charles Noble and Victor Noble; second cousins Michelle Redford, Jackson Stewart Jr., Charlotte Bayless and Lyndia Brown; and many other unknown second cousins. Bud will be missed by many near and far, but his memories will remain in our hearts forever. Bud has requested no funeral services. Bud will be laid to rest alongside his beautiful bride in the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise Idaho. A private family interment service with military honors will take place on Friday, November 18, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery at 10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Rd, Boise, ID 83714. The family would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt condolences.
