The Rev. Raymond Eaton Noah, 96, husband of Cleo Patricia Noah, died on Aug. 24, 2015.

He was the son of the late Ray Orville and Lois Mae Noah of Palco, KS; brother of the late Darrel Noah; and brother of the late Ruth Walz. He received a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary after completing undergraduate study at Asbury College.

He and Cleo, his wife of 73 years, served as pastors on the Dodge City District of the Methodist church and pastors of Vallonia Circuit in Indiana. They studied Portuguese language in Portugal and became Missionaries of the Methodist church in Angola and Zimbabwe Africa; and Cascavel and Umuarama, Brazil. They also served as Pastors of the UM churches at Alexander & McCracken, KS ; Natoma and Pleasant Plains UMC; Natoma Presbyterian churches; and Luray Circuit before finally retiring and living in Hays, KS. He authored two books on Christian apologetics and had several short stories published. He moved to Lexington, KY be closer to their children.

Raymond leaves four sons to cherish his memory, Melvin Ray (Francis) Noah, Jerry Lynn (Janice) Noah, Michael Gene (Rebecca) Noah, and Richard Dale (Jenette) Noah; and they were blessed with ten grandchildren; and thirteen great grandchildren. Raymond is survived by a brother, Calvin Noah and a sister, Rosemary Hillman.

A memorial service will be held on September 5, 2015, 1:00 PM at Trinity Hill Methodist Church, Lexington, KY. Interment will be at a later date at Mount Hope Cemetery in Ellis, KS. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Trinity Hill Methodist Church designated for missions.