Bertha Mae Noble

May 10, 1921 - October 28, 2014

Booneville, KY- Bertha Mae Noble, age 93, wife of the late Granville Noble, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the Owsley County Heath Care Center in Booneville, KY. Bertha was born May 10, 1921 in Guerrant, KY, a daughter to the late Arthur Johnson Sr. and Eliza (Combs) Johnson. She was a teacher, retiring from the Owsley County School System. Bertha was a member of Shoulder Blade Baptist Church, The Owsley County Historical Society, Eastern Stars Chapter 939, along with her husband Granville, co-founder of the Pioneer Village and was an dedicated genealogist. Bertha is survived by 2 sisters; Flossie Combs of Jackson, KY and Inza Johnson of Clarksville, OH, many nieces and nephews and a host of family members and friends. Along with her parents and husband, Bertha was preceded in death by 3 sisters; Evalee Johnson, Anna Myrtle Johnson and Beulah Eades, 3 brothers; Hiram C. Johnson, Edward B. Johnson and French C. Johnson. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 30, 2014 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Booneville Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 31, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the Booneville Funeral Home with Pastor Virgil Herald and Pastor Paul Turner officiating. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in the Watt Johnson Cemetery in the Turkey Creek community of Jackson, KY. The family asks, if you so desire, in lieu of flowers a check be made payable to Owsley County Health Care Center to cover existing expenses. To leave the family a special message please visit, www.boonevillekyfuneralhome.com. The Booneville Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.