Message from Patsy Nobles Jones

To TN cousins, summertime meant Jack and Adron were coming on their bikes! When they arrived the young cousins were at the end of the drive-way waiting for them. They would ride us 7 miles to town and back. We adored them so much. Their mother, Zula Holmes Nobles was the sister to my grandmother, Beulah Holmes Nobles. This made their kids double cousins--very close for years. We thought Jack looked like Sean Connery (James Bond) and I think Adron and my daddy, Raford favor. Anissa and her mother stayed nine days with Don and me. She and my little friend, Amanda Shumate spent time at Casey Jones Museum on the train in Jackson, TN. I made pictures of a memorable time with the kids. Anissa was a pretty little girl with dark hair. Amanda was the blonde, but they were both dolls. Don and I visited Jack (Barbara) and Adron (Mary Ann) shortly after our marriage (1970ish). They took us to a fancy restaurant when a first for us was served as an anniversary surprise (Baked Alaska Cake)! We will never forget the sparklers on top of the cake. Jack had tears in his eyes when he saw our happiness. He is so tender-hearted. Mary Ann opened her fresh grown English Peas for us (my favorite pea). We went to visit Great Uncle Tommy in the healthcare. It would be the last time to see him. He was a lot of fun. My granddaddy loved to see Uncle Tommy coming to TN. They would sit for hours on the front porch enjoying the traffic, talking about the Bonnie Blue ocean, watching kids running around, smelling fresh veggies cooked and of course the great backyard picnic with 4 flavors of homemade ice cream was the delight. Kids sat on the ice cream freezers to help the person turning the crank (kept us out of trouble, too). Aunt Zula and Beulah (sisters) would plan menus for each day. It was a very happy time for all of us. We loved them so much, and didn't see them enough. When sad news came Jack was in the hospital, I called him. My last words to him was "I love you, Jack."--I could hear him crying, but he returned the cherished words, plus saying, "Ole Jack has more fight in him". When Jack died Raford, Ruby (his sister), Raford's brother, Glen and wife, Dorothy rushed to Illinois. They were stopped for speeding, but didn't get a ticket because the highway trooper went after a real fast speeder. He told them NOT to move the car. They sat there a long time, so the trooper smiled and set them free. I call Alice Nobles Arn (no word from her lately); I called Anissa after a computer search. She sounded so alone and sad. I wish I could have helped her. Life is short. All those Nobles in the pictures are gone now. Daddy (Raford) died 3-11-2011. My brother (Larry) died 10-12-2017 (he is the white-haired man standing with Adron. Daddy and his wife are sitting with Adron. It was a Nobles reunion in 1999, but I didn't attend. I am sorry I missed it. I cheated myself out of a last good-bye to those left living. Elbert Nobles's grandson, Harold Nobles is the last male Nobles in the family (age 70, born 1949); his sister, Ann Nobles (age 68, born 1951) both still living in TN. Alice lives in Illinois, but I doubt she and her family will ever return to TN. Everything has changed - the elders are gone (all their families live within 10 miles from each other). Yes, life is short, but memories are still pressed between the pages of my thoughts. I loved the Illinois cousins then, and always will. I treasure my few pictures of Jack and Adron (Anissa). I can still feel the thrill of riding behind Jack and Adron on those bikes. I felt so secure and loved. Each family wanted J & A to spend the night with THEM, but that put pressure on them. We all just simply loved and wanted MORE of them. If only those times could come back....I'd hold on tighter! Our circle is broken, but some day we'll be together again. I hope motor bikes are allowed in Heaven!!!

Family, call 1-731-989-7485 to talk to me about those good ole days. I care always. I am tender-hearted, too. Guess it runs in the family likes those motor bikes!

A candle was lit by Patsy Nobles Jones on November 17, 2019 11:16 PM

A candle was lit by Jill Epps Johnson on December 29, 2017 11:08 AM

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Adron will surely be missed in this neighborhood...He was a good neighbor & friend for many years and was always there to help when you needed it. My condolences to the family.

Expression of Sympathy

A SPATHIPHYLLUM was ordered on December 17, 2017

Message from Terry and Jane Baker

Adron was a good neighbor for many years. The neighborhood will surely miss him. We didn't visit as much as we should have, but we were always there if either of us needed help. We had a lot of good chats in the Post Office parking lot. Condolences to all the family.