Melissa Noel

Melissa Jacobs Noel SMITHFIELD - Melissa Jacobs "Lisa" Noel, 43, passed away March 25, 2010 in her residence. She was predeceased by her father, Michael B. Jacobs and paternal grandparents, Roy and Dora Jacobs. Born in Lexington, Va., Lisa was a 1984 graduate of Halifax County High School and attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Lisa received her associate's degree in criminal justice and was working towards completing her bachelor's degree. She was most recently working with the Virginia Supreme Courts as a magistrate. She received her National Register Paramedic and previously worked at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in the Cath Lab, and she also worked with the Portsmouth Fire Department where she was a captain and was named Paramedic of the Year. She also worked for Newport News Fire Department and started her career as a volunteer with Halifax County Rescue Squad and Isle of Wight Volunteer Rescue Squad. Lisa's hobbies included designing and making jewelry and crafts. Survivors include her loving husband, Gregory C. Noel; daughter, Michaela G. Noel; her mother, Barbara Jacobs and companion David Ascher; maternal grandparents, Jack and Elizabeth Burnett; sister-in-law, Pamela and husband Jimmy Oliver; aunts and uncles, Brenda and Fredric Powell, Micky and Jackie Burnett; several nieces, nephew and cousins. A funeral will be conducted at Suffolk Christian Church, 216 N. Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434 by the Rev. Michael D. Halley on March 29 at 2 p.m. with burial at St. Luke's Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home & Crematory, 509 W. Washington St., Suffolk, VA 23434, today from 2 to 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Isle of Wight Academy Building Fund, Attn: Karen Casey, P.O. Box 105, Isle of Wight, VA 23397. Condolences may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com.