Services for Rufus Noble of Brookhaven are 1 p.m., Tuesday, June8, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel with burial in RiverwoodMemorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation is Monday from 5-9 p.m., and Tuesday from 8 a.m.until 1 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Noble, 80, died June 6, 2004, at his residence. He was bornin Lincoln County on May 6, 1924, to Rufus W. Noble and JosieOliver Noble.

He was a retired contractor/builder, and was an Army veteran. Hewas a member of First Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents, six sisters and onebrother.

Survivors are his wife, Nannie Lou Price Noble of Brookhaven;his daughters and sons-in-law, Suzanne Noble of Hattiesburg, LucyNoble Watts and husband Lee of Greenwood, and Lindy Noble Gray andhusband Barry of Brookhaven; his sisters, Jeanette Haag, ClaudiaKenney and Mildred Covington, all of Brookhaven; and hisgrandchildren, Alan Gray, Austin Watts, Alex Gray and MarleeWatts.