Noel E. Marchant

Noel Marchant, age 96, died at his home at the Woodmark Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque, NM on September 14, 2019.

Noel was born on November 16, 1922 in Dodd City Texas to William Lester Marchant and Virgie Lee (Rencher) Marchant. He grew up in and around Bonham, Texas and graduated from Bonham High School where he played basketball for the Bonham Purple Warriors.

During World War II, Noel enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was assigned stateside, mostly in Texas and California. It was during that time that he was introduced to his wife-to-be, Allagene (Jean) Carter. They married in 1945 in Fresno, CA. A year after the end of WWII, Noel was honorably discharged from the military and returned to Bonham, taking a job with the contractor who was building the Veterans Administration Hospital. After the Hospital was completed, he began his career with the VA. As he advanced to Supply Chief, there were many assignments along the way: Oklahoma, Colorado, Virginia, and finally Albuquerque, NM in 1971. Noel retired from the VA in 1977 and he and Jean spent the remainder of their days in Albuquerque. Noel and Jean attended Hoffmantown Church in Albuquerque where Noel later sang with the “Young at Heart” choir.

Noel was preceded in death by his wife, Jean. He is survived by his two daughters, Judy Simpson and husband, Woody, of Albuquerque, and Patti Carlson and husband, Mike, of Lago Vista, Texas. He is also survived by grandson, Sean Simpson and wife, Heather, of Ruidoso, NM; granddaughter, Krista Simpson of Albuquerque, NM; grandson, Charles Berard and wife, Kamryn, of Flower Mound, TX; and two great-grandchildren, Mia Simpson and Lucas Berard.

The family received visitors at a Remembrance Gathering on Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home, Allen, TX. A Memorial Service with military honors followed on Friday, September 27th at 10:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a contribution to a food bank of your choice, as Noel frequently contributed to food banks.