Martha Noel Biscoe

Martha Noel Biscoe, 89, of Richmond, passed away July 14, 2004. She was born in Farmville, Va. on July 24, 1914 to James Lee Putney and Blanche Gilliam Putney. She graduated from Longwood College, and taught school in North Carolina and Virginia before retiring from teaching at Varina High School. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lloyd Staton Noel and John Walker Biscoe Sr. She is survived by her children, Blanche Gilliam Noel Perry and her husband, H. Boyd Perry, Lloyd Staton Noel Jr. and his wife, Dale Noel; grandchildren, Martha Katherine Perry and her husband, Robert R. Probst, Laura Noel Perry and her husband, Barry Bram, Carlyle Staton Perry and his wife, Anna Perry, Lloyd Staton Noel III and his wife, Deborah Noel, and Tracy Allen Noel and his wife, Jody Noel; five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held at on Friday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd. with visitation to follow. Interment will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Westview Cemetery in Farmville, Va. Memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 4600 Cox Rd., Glen Allen, Va. 23060.