Dr. Charles E. Noyes

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Charles Noyes Obituary

Dr. Charles E. "Chuck" Noyes, 91, retired professor at the University of Mississippi, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, at his home in Oxford, MS. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 6, 2008, at 2:00 pm on the third floor of J.D. Williams Library on the campus of the University of Mississippi with a reception immediately following.
Waller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A native of Natchez, MS, he was educated at the University of Missouri and the University of Texas. In World War II, he served in Alaska as Chief of Staff for Personnel of an Air Corps Wing. After teaching at the University of Missouri and the University of Tennessee, he joined the staff of the University of Mississippi in 1953, retiring in 1982 as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Director of the Summer Session and Professor of English. He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies and of the Ole Miss Alumni Hall of Fame and The 1848 Society.
Dr. Noyes was preceded in death by his wife, Ruthie Smith Noyes and by a daughter, Marie Hartwick.
Survivors include: one daughter, Helen Linzey and her husband, Bob, of Florence, AL; one son, James C. Noyes and his wife, Connie, of Smyrna, TN; one brother, Howard Noyes and his wife, Margaret, of Ocean Pines, MD; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The family has asked that memorial contributions in Dr. Noyes memory be made to Friends of the Library, P.O. Box 473, University, MS 38677.
In honor of Dr. Noyes' service to his country, the flag of the United States Army is being flown at Waller Funeral Home.
For further information please contact our staff at 662-234-7971 or visit our website, http://www.wallerfuneralhome.com, for online condolences and guest registry.

Published by Clarion Ledger on Sep. 4, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Charles Noyes

6 Entries

Andrea Bryant

September 5, 2008

To the family of Dr. Noyes,

My deepest sympathy for the loss of my dearest friend Charles Noyes

I will always remember the wonderful dinners and most of all your wonderful stories that we all enjoyed with Dr. Noyes and Mother (Willie Hume Bryant) every Sunday.

I'm sorry I did not get to say good-by to you. I will miss you so very much. Thank you for being my friend You were so kind and loving to me.

In your thoughts and prayers,

Andrea L. Bryant

Elaine Scott

September 5, 2008

I was a student of Dr. Noyes many years ago, and I was very fortunate to consider myself a friend for years after that. To be able to be a friend, to call him Chuck, was such a privilege. To see him whenever I visited Oxord was a joy. His dedication to the Ole Miss library was something that gave sustenance to many devoted readers whom he had encouraged over the years and to others who never knew him. We will all miss him.

Colby Kullman

September 4, 2008

As a teacher, Dr. Noyes shared his favorite quotations with others. I am pleased to share some of my favorites in his honor.

"What lies before you and what lies behind you pales insignificant when compared with what lies within you."
Samuel Johnson

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly."
Richard Bach

"The world is not conclusion
A Sequel stands beyond
Invisible as Music
But positive as sound"
Emily Dickinson

"Loyal hearts can change the face of sorrow,softly encircle it with love's most gentle, unearthly radiance."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"Every blade in the grass
Every leaf in the forest
Lays down its life
In its season,
As beautifully as
It was taken up."
Henry David Thoreau

Elizabeth Richardson

September 4, 2008

Dear Noyes Family:

Please accept my condolences for the loss of your father. He was a good friend to me for almost 20 years. I will miss our long talks and the letters we exchanged over the years. He was a treasure who will always remain with us in our memories.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Richardson

Nirman (Buddy) Shaw

September 4, 2008

Dr. Noyes was a fine gentleman. I worked with him for several years on the OLE MISS yearbook, he as the advisor, I as the printer. I enjoyed our relationship. My prayers are with the family. Norman E.Shaw

Billy Brooks 1974-SS

September 4, 2008

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Poetry Foundation