Ms. Carolyn Noble

Carolyn's Story: There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens; A time to be born and a time to die... Carolyn Elizabeth Noble's season began April 11, 1921. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama to loving parents whose names were Minnie and Cannie Noble and into a family which eventually included 13 children, four boys, and nine girls. As a young girl, she attended and was baptized at Trinity CME church. She grew up and attended the local schools and graduated from Parker High which was called Industrial High School back in those days. A time to plant and a time to uproot; a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance... She led a normal, busy life, filled with days of work, fun and leisure. She worked as a maid at Howard University (now known as Sanford University) and also University Hospital, both of which are located in Birmingham, Alabama. She eventually moved to Detroit, Michigan where she found a lovely apartment which she shared with her mother for a while. After her mother made her transition she relocated to a senior residence where she lived on the 14th floor and had a scenic view of the Lodge Freeway. She was also very near Grand Boulevard where she loved to shop and which is also the street where Henry Ford Hospital is located and where she could easily locate her doctors whenever she had a problem. Carolyn was an independent soul, took care of herself and could always be found well-dressed and available for company. She made friends easily and was close to some of the residents and they became like sisters, sharing their time and food. She loved to cook and made delicious pound cakes that would melt in your mouth. She met and fell in love with a handsome man named Louis. He preceded her in death, as did all of her siblings with the exception of Ethel Phillips who lives in Birmingham, Alabama. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 There came a time, about 4 years ago, when things got a little complicated for her and she could no longer stay alone and needed care. She was moved to Lakeland Rehab and Nursing Center in Southfield, Michigan where she was taken care of very nicely. The nurses loved and cared for her like she was their family, especially Nicole Hode, Merlene Coateston and Melissa Price. She lived for 97 years and made her transition on Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Providence Hospital.

Ms. Carolyn Noble

April 11, 1921 - December 2, 2018