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This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Pamela Harrell Whiteside ==================================================================== November 2001 Noel Cemetery, 6317 Cottage Hill Road, Mobile, Mobile County, AL Walked and transcribed by Pamela Harrell Whiteside in October 2001. The Noel family plantation was established in April 1844 by Yorick Noel about ten miles southwest of Mobile on the land southeast of what is now the intersection of Cottage Hill and Hillcrest Roads. Yorick never married and his brother Theodore inherited or bought the plantation. About 1900 Saint Simon and Saint Jude Catholic Church was built on the northern edge of the plantation at 6321 Cottage Hill Road and a cemetery was begun just east of the church. The earliest date of death in the cemetery is 1900, although some early graves may have been moved from a family cemetery on the plantation. The church was hit by lightning and burned in 1951 but was rebuilt. By the 1970's the city limits of Mobile had expanded west to Hillcrest Road, the plantation had been sold and was covered with subdivisions of new homes, and the intersection of Cottage Hill and Hillcrest had several small businesses. When the parish built a new church farther west, the old building was sold to a Mehodist church, then later moved; a fast food restaurant now stands on the site. Today Noel Cemetery stands on a block of small businesses, surrounded by chainlink fence with wood fencing covering two sides. It is still an active cemetery and is maintained by Noel family descendants. Most of those buried here are the Theodore Noel's son Benjamin and his descendants. My thanks to one of these descendants, Steve A. Smith, who provided a family history and plot map, and obtained permission from the family for this transcription. A Noel family history which I researched and Mr Smith confirmed is at the bottom of this transcription. Additional information about the graves is noted in parenthesis. Unless noted otherwise, it is my observations. The cemetery has eight rows of graves running north-south with all tombstones facing east. In the middle is a tenfoot wooden cross with a lifesize Christ painted on plywood. Starting in the south west corner: Row 1 BELL Loving Mother Loving Father BARBARA M. JOHN A. Nov 28, 1935 Aug 22, 1933 Nov 15, 1998 Our Father which art in heaven (Both covered with marble slabs) Foot of left slab: Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them and will praise the Lord. Psalms 118:19 Foot of right slab: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His faithful ones. Psalms 116:15 E. J. SCHAMBEAU SR.. May 14, 1901 Oct 2, 1968 (Covered with concrete slab) MARGARET NOEL SCHAMBEAU August 15, 1902 December 21, 1945 (Covered with marble slab with urn at foot) LILLIAN T. NOEL Sept 20, 1986 Dec 9, 1986 ESTELLA N. HAVENS May 19. 1895 June 8, 1983 (Covered with a marble slab) WALTER M. HAVENS Apr 13, 1889 Oct 2, 1950 (Covered with marble slab) JAMES T. HAVENS 1919 - 1945 (Covered with marble slab with marker on foot) James T. Havens Alabama 1 Lieut Air Corps Sept 29, 1919 - July 25, 1945 NOEL Married June 1923 Father Mother CLAUDE B. MABEL A. Aug 24, 1898 Apr 15, 1904 Apr 15, 1979 Jan 30, 1924 (Both covered with marble slabs) Foot of left slab: May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Gone but not forgotten. Amen Foot of right slab: May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen CLAUDE B. NOEL JR Jan 24, 1924 (Covered with small marble slab) (several spaces) At Rest WILLIAM P. BARNETT JR May 18, 1917 Nov 29, 1987 Liggie MARY E. BARNETT Dec 8, 1926 Feb 24, 2000 FELDER L. VEGLIACICH April 7, 1902 Jan 31, 1987 Mother - Daughter MARY E. MILLER SHUMOCK Dec 2, 1929 - June 16, 1980 EDMOND NOEL 1868 - 1936 ETTRULA NOEL Born Feb 21, 1875 Died April 13, 1918 No pains, no griefs, no anxious fear can reach our loved one sleeping here. (Small foot marker) E N (Stone with statue of reclining lamb on top) HILTON ALPHONCE NOEL Born Aug 10, 1911 Died April 13, 1912 Tread softly for an angle band do await the silent dust. And we can safely leave our baby our darling...(Bottom of inscription is buried in sod. Incorrect spellings were on stone) (Small foot marker) HAN QUINTON R. LONG March 17. 1903 Nov 4, 1982 EDWARDINE NOEL 1844 - 1921 BENJAIMAN NOEL 1840 - 1918 (Name as spelled on stone) Row 2 RANDOLPH E. CAZALAS JR SGT U S Army WORLD WAR II May 5, 1922 Jun 16, 1988 JUANITA NOEL CAZALAS Jan 20, 1926 Dec 10, 1992 In Loving memory BEVERLY J. WATTS September 10, 1943 January 1, 1993 (Covered with marble slab) Foot: Devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother IRIS CARR BACCHUS July 7 Oct 10 1971 2000 (several spaces) SOLANO REINALDO LUCILE F. Oct 28, 1920 Feb 15, 1923 Oct 15, 1976 Rest in Peace (Right side is covered by concrete slab) THERESA NOEL ARD 1918 - 1977 (Covered with concrete slab) SHIRLEY JUNE NOEL Dec 6, 1935 Mar 22, 1975 Rest in peace (Covered with concrete slab) WILLIAM RUSSELL NOEL SP5 U S Army Feb 24, 1935 May 27, 1984 (Covered with concrete slab) VINCENT EDWARD NOEL Nov 27, 1910 Dec 19, 1966 (Covered with concrete slab) (1 space) DUNCAN A. McCARTHY Oct 22, 1911 May 24, 1966 (Covered with concrete slab) MYRTLE N. McCARTHY MAY 3, 1909 (No death date but plot map gives date as Feb 1994) EDWARD R. NOEL May 19, 1887 Sept 18, 1962 (Covered with concrete slab) GERTRUDE W. NOEL Jan 15, 1889 March 24, 1977 (Covered with concrete slab) MARY ELIZABETH KELLY Sept 20, 1943 Oct 3, 1943 (Covered with small concrete slab) JANET SUE KELLY April 3, 1942 Dec 14, 1942 (Covered with small concrete slab) (small headstone and concrete slab with eroded names; plot map says James Solano b & d Sep 12 1942) EDWARDINE NOEL April 23, 1928 Dec 1, 1929 (Covered with small concrete slab) GERTRUDE NOEL March 6, 1930 Nov 4, 1931 (Covered with small concrete slab) INEZ NOEL KELLY July 23, 1920 May 2, 1981 (several spaces) JOSEPH Son of B & M NOEL Born Sept 3, 1899 Died March 21, 1901 Budded on earth to bloom in heaven (Flat concrete plate on grave) Joseph Noel Sept 3, 1899 March 21, 1901 (1 space) BERNADETTE V. NOEL Aug 20, 1900 July 13, 1901 Mother MARGARET L. NOEL July 31, 1872 June 2, 1904 Father ARTHUR T. NOEL Sept 14, 1866 Mar 10, 1938 JAMES C. NOEL May 12, 1893 Mar 16, 1914 (1 space) EDWARD HAVENS 1891 - 1944 (Covered with concrete slab) BLANCHE HAVENS 1885 - 1937 MARION H. PERCELL Jan 11 Jan 19 1919 1972 Row 3 (new grave: Mr Smith says this is Jerimiah Smith 1976 - 2000) (2 spaces) (small concrete slab; plot map says unknown infant) (concrete cross with metal plate on base) AUGUSTE GONON Oct 5, 1881 Feb 8, 1944 R I P (many spaces) MOUNT CLYDE H. SR ETRULA NOEL Nov 4, 1909 March 27, 1913 MARTIN L. MOUNT Aug 8, 1945 Aug 8, 1945 (3 spaces) JOHN THOMAS NOEL PFC U S Army World War II Sept 26, 1916 - Jan 1, 1979 (2 spaces) MR ROBERT JOSEPH SMITH SR Oct 24, 1921 Mar 29, 1990 (Covered with concrete slab) MRS ETHEL LOUISE SMITH Aug 29, 1924 Jan 12, 1964 (Covered with concrete slab) PETER S. ANTOINE Aug 8, 1854 Aug 14, 1937 EMMA BOLTON ANTOINE July 7, 1857 Nov 29, 1941 (several spaces) Our beloved son and brother DAVID BRIAN SMITH Oct 16, 1964 Dec 23, 1978 (Covered with marble slab) SHEILA ROCHELLE SMITH July 5, 1965 Sept 12, 1965 Father STEVE A SMITH April 10, 1900 March 25, 1971 (Covered with marble slab) Mother HILDA C. SMITH April 27, 1901 Feb 26, 1970 (Covered with marble slab) LEON STEVEN SMITH Born Mar 1, 1920 Died July 14, 1934 Our darling boy (Covered with marble slab) He was the sunshine of our home Mother ELLA N. CHEVALIER 1880 - 1970 (Covered with marble slab) Father JOSEPH H. CHEVALIER 1880 - 1939 (Covered with marble slab) Foot: Meet me in heaven Row 4 WILLIAM DAVID FOEHL Alabama SGT U S Air Force Vietnam Nov 20, 1946 Jan 8, 1973 (Covered with concrete slab) (several spaces) PETER N. ANTOINE June 7, 1880 Dec 14, 1937 (Covered with concrete slab) (several spaces) McCARY MARY A. GEORGE W. Apr 22, 1934 Mar 28, 1930 Sept 8, 1996 Mar 15, 1993 Married March 4, 1949 PATRICIA D. McCARY Mar 25, 1950 Mar 25, 1950 Mother DELENA J. CHEVALIER McCARY Feb 10, 1905 Mar 13, 1984 (Covered with marble slab) GEORGE E. McCARY Oct 30, 1901 Jan 5, 1993 Row 5 EDWARD C. NOEL JR Oct 27, 1963 Dec 20, 1997 (Covered with marble slab) AUDREY S. NOEL Jan 26, 1933 May 28, 1989 In Peace NOEL Son Father RAY C. Benjamin B. 1955 - 1989 1915 - 1989 Linko Papa WALTER T. NOEL 1905 - 1976 WALTER LEE NOEL Mar 8, 1946 June 15, 1970 Lord remember me EVELYN REVEL NOEL Jan 22, 1914 July 7, 1961 PERCY NEWSOME 1906 - 1955 (Covered with concrete slab) (small very eroded concrete slab; plot map says unknown) (small very eroded concrete slab; plot map say Edward Noel's baby, dates unkown) (small very eroded concrete slab; plot map says David Noel, dates unknown) WALTER C. NOEL Born July 2, 1882 Died Aug 21, 1943 (Covered with concrete slab) CLARA (?) NOEL (middle initial eroded, could be I, J, or S) Born July 4, 1892 Died April 9, 1938 (Covered with concrete slab) EDWARD C. NOEL SR Sept 26, 1910 Mar 27, 1965 (Covered with concrete slab; at the foot is a terra cotta plaque with raised and painted flowers) Edward Cornelius Noel Sr Born September 26, 1910 Died March 27, 1965 Row 6 - no graves Row 7 - no graves Row 8 YOCKERS JOHN EDMUND SR DOROTHY NOEL July 30, 1912 Jan 5, 1917 June 20, 1991 (Left side is covered with a marble slab) In God we trust (several spaces) DUNN JOHN OWEN ROSA NOEL Mar 19, 1922 Aug 5, 1924 Jun 2, 1995 (Both sides covered with marble slabs) Left foot: Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. Luke 24:42 Right foot: Anyone who does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter into it. Luke 18:17 (This grave has 5 markers: 1 upright at the head and 4 small flat markers) Upright: PAUL & MARY E. PUGH Son and daughter of Rita Noel Pugh and John H. Pugh Burial Site Seaside Memorial Park Corpus Christi Texas Flat markers: MARY ELIZ. PAUL PUGH Daughter of Johnny H. & Infant son of Rita Pugh Johnny H. & Rita Died Dec 18, 1963 Pugh Died July 2, 1961 ROSA MARY JOHN OWEN Born - Died Born - Died April 5, 1960 May 11 May 14 Infant daughter of 1947 John & Rosa Dunn Infant son of John & Rosa Dunn (1 space) KEVIN F. SKAAR May 16, 1966 - Sept 25, 1984 Beloved son of Carol Bush Skaar 'Til we meet in God's kingdom I love you - Mother (Covered with marble slab) (Headstone has a metal covered picture frame with a color photo of a young man with dark hair and glasses) JOHN K. THOMPSON "Jackie" Sept 17, 1945 - Sept 10, 1980 Beloved husband of Mary Carol Bush (Covered with marble slab) (Headstone has a metal covered picture frame with a color photo of a man with dark hair and a mustache) Our beloved son CLAUDE ALEX BUSH III Dec 14, 1942 Sep 1, 1968 (Covered with marble slab with stone on foot) Claude Alex Bush III Alabama ADJ3 U S Navy Dec 14, 1942 Sept 1, 1968 (Headstone has a metal covered picture frame with "Son" on cover; color photo inside is of a young man with dark hair and dark eyes) My beloved husband CLAUDE ALEX BUSH JR Aug 20, 1922 July 7, 1978 (Covered with marble slab) ROSE ELOISE NOEL BUSH Beloved wife of Claude Bush Jr Mother of Carol, Alex, and Jimmy Oct 20, 1919 - Nov 11, 1987 "Til we meet in God's Kingdom (Covered with marble slab) (Headstone has a metal covered picture frame with a color photo of a young woman with dark hair) (several spaces) NOEL EMILE GEORGE JR KATHLEEN JETT Feb 11, 1932 Feb 16, 1936 Oct 31, 1998 (Both sides covered with marble slabs) Left foot: I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7 Right foot: In the end there are three things that last, faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13:13 MICHAEL ANTHONY NOEL Aug 5 Dec 23 1962 1978 In God's care (Covered with marble slab) NOEL EMILE GEORGE SR ROSA MARY April 2, 1878 Nov 6, 1898 Nov 5, 1943 Mar 6, 1973 (On top of the headstone is a marble urn with the letter "N" on it. Both sides are covered with marble slabs) Genealogical Information: Thomas Noel was a French merchant in Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo (now Haiti). After the slave rebellion which began in 1792, he and his wife Anna-Deolice Hurtel fled to Norfolk VA along with her brother Pierre Hurtel and eventually came to the Vine and Olive Colony in Demopolis, Marnego Co AL in 1820. In 1821 they moved to Greensboro AL where they built the Noel-Ramsey House. Their children were Yorick b abt 1800 Port-au-Prince, Eliza b Sep 22 1801 Port-au-Prince (m Jean/John Hurtel, her cousin), Theodore b abt 1805 Norfolk VA (m Isabella Grelot, widow of Francois Girard), Anna-Deolice b abt 1811 VA (m Finnan/Firmin Hurtel, her cousin), Azeline (m Benjamin Dorman), and Hurteline b abt 1820 VA (m Amasa Dorman). The Noels and Hurtels later came to Mobile; the Dormans stayed in Greensboro.