Paula Lee (Brichetto) Noble

Funeral service for Paula Lee Noble, age 83, of Dover, TN (formerly of Decatur, AL), will be 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Parkway Funeral Home Chapel with Father Patrick Curley officiating.  The family will receive friends for one hour prior to service at the funeral home.  Interment will be in Midway Memorial Gardens.  Guestbook available at www.parkwayfunerals.com.

Mrs. Noble, who died Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Dover, TN was born October 5, 1939, in Chicago, IL to John Dave Brichetto and Mary Lee Allen Brichetto.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas A. Noble, her son, Christopher Keith Ebeling, her parents, and grandchild, Rebecca Michelle Fontenot.

She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Vicksburg, MS, and St. Ann's Catholic Church in Decatur, AL.  She divided her adult life between Vicksburg, MS and Huntsville/Decatur, AL.  Paula worked for Boeing approximately 20 years.  Her free time was spent horseback riding, and spending time with her family and friends.  Charities such as the March of Dimes and United Way, as well as various others supported by Boeing benefited from her selfless dedication.  Paula loved life, Italian food, and was especially devoted to all animals. 

She is survived by two daughters, Terri Lee Elpers and Donna Kay Waddle (James Roy Waddle); two sisters, Mary Ann Embrey and Sherron Engdahl; one grandchild, Jessica Marie Duvall; five great-grandchildren; and a host of nephews and nieces.

Pallbearers will be Degan Wilder, Brad Eades, Doug South, Jordan Embrey, and William Gregory Harris.  Honorary pallbearers will be David Ebeling, Kenneth Black, Larry Noble, Jerry Harmon, Tennova Hospice Care, and Oasis Home Health.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to the ASPCA or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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