Obituary for Marion Brown Noble
Marion B. Noble, a lifelong resident of Wells and longtime Wells Town Clerk, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at Avita of Wells following a period of failing health, just one day shy of her 89th birthday.
Marion was born March 18, 1934, in Sanford, ME, the daughter of John P and Lida Phillips Brown. She attended Wells schools, graduating from Wells High School, Class of 1953, and Gorham State Teachers College in 1953.
Working with several local schools primarily in Wells, she was a substitute teacher for 14 years until 1974, when she joined the staff at Wells Town Hall. She served as Deputy Town Clerk from 1974-78, became a certified Maine Assessor in 1975 and served on the Wells Board of Assessors from 1975-81, and was then elected Wells Town Clerk in 1978. Serving the town with distinction, Marion became a Certified Municipal Clerk in 1978 and achieved Lifetime Certification in 1988. Among her honors during her career, she served on the Executive Committee of MTCCA, (Maine Town and City Clerk Association) and was elected the president of that association, she served as secretary and treasurer of the York County Clerks for 15 years and was honored as Maine’s Clerk of the Year in 1994. Marion also served on the Board of Assessment Review from 1991 -2004, the Wells Library Board, and the Ocean View Cemetery board of directors, serving as its president.
Marion was a member of the Congregational Church of Wells, the Historical Society of Wells/Ogunquit, and Laudholm Trust.
She is predeceased by her husband, Bion E. Noble, and a sister, Ann B. Godin.
Survivors include her children, Bion E. Noble, Jr. and his wife, Michele, Brenda Layman and her husband, Wayne, and Jessica Keyes and her husband, Kelvin Gilpatric, all of Wells; her grandchildren, Megan Noble, Erica and Jocelyn Layman, and Nicholas Keyes and his wife, Erin; her great-grandchildren, Ares and Alexander Bourque, Iris and Daniel Keyes, and Attean and Everly Angers; and her siblings, Beth Moffett, John P. Brown, and Ronald W. Brown.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Ocean View Cemetery, 1485 Post Road, Wells, ME.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Historical Society of Wells/Ogunquit, P.O. Box 801, Wells, ME 04090, or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence please visit Marion’s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Rd. Wells, ME 04090.
Marion was born March 18, 1934, in Sanford, ME, the daughter of John P and Lida Phillips Brown. She attended Wells schools, graduating from Wells High School, Class of 1953, and Gorham State Teachers College in 1953.
Working with several local schools primarily in Wells, she was a substitute teacher for 14 years until 1974, when she joined the staff at Wells Town Hall. She served as Deputy Town Clerk from 1974-78, became a certified Maine Assessor in 1975 and served on the Wells Board of Assessors from 1975-81, and was then elected Wells Town Clerk in 1978. Serving the town with distinction, Marion became a Certified Municipal Clerk in 1978 and achieved Lifetime Certification in 1988. Among her honors during her career, she served on the Executive Committee of MTCCA, (Maine Town and City Clerk Association) and was elected the president of that association, she served as secretary and treasurer of the York County Clerks for 15 years and was honored as Maine’s Clerk of the Year in 1994. Marion also served on the Board of Assessment Review from 1991 -2004, the Wells Library Board, and the Ocean View Cemetery board of directors, serving as its president.
Marion was a member of the Congregational Church of Wells, the Historical Society of Wells/Ogunquit, and Laudholm Trust.
She is predeceased by her husband, Bion E. Noble, and a sister, Ann B. Godin.
Survivors include her children, Bion E. Noble, Jr. and his wife, Michele, Brenda Layman and her husband, Wayne, and Jessica Keyes and her husband, Kelvin Gilpatric, all of Wells; her grandchildren, Megan Noble, Erica and Jocelyn Layman, and Nicholas Keyes and his wife, Erin; her great-grandchildren, Ares and Alexander Bourque, Iris and Daniel Keyes, and Attean and Everly Angers; and her siblings, Beth Moffett, John P. Brown, and Ronald W. Brown.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Ocean View Cemetery, 1485 Post Road, Wells, ME.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Historical Society of Wells/Ogunquit, P.O. Box 801, Wells, ME 04090, or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence please visit Marion’s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Rd. Wells, ME 04090.