Syble Baker Nolin

Syble and Andrew were married for 66 years. She grew up in Tallassee, Alabama, and moved to Montgomery after high school when she got a job as a secretary at Nolin Manufacturing Co. Andrew and Syble were married in 1958 while he was in the USMC. Their son Michael was born later that year and Dawn four years later. She embraced every adventure family life brought her way, and she did it with grace and poise. She had a knack for creating an atmosphere of hospitality wherever she went.

She also brought her strong work ethic to Capitol Heights Baptist Church. She taught choir to five year olds and Sunday School to youth and college age singles and young married women. She was willing to do whatever her church family needed from making costumes for the Christmas pageant to serving food to decorating for Christmas. Syble truly believed in the redemptive value of hard work whether that was choosing carpet or choosing a verse from Scripture to encourage a friend.

Syble’s family has found comfort in remembering her strong desire to see her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Whether upon her death or His return, she looked forward to that moment from a very young age. She truly embodied someone who was “waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).

Syble was preceded in death by her son, Michael; her mother, Ila Baker; her great-granddaughter, Ruby Mae Geiger; and her son-in-law, John Geiger. She is survived by her husband, Andrew; her daughter, Dawn; her grandchildren, Soren Geiger (Virginia), Mary Agnes Walker (Eric), and Nolin Geiger; and her great-grandchildren, Leo, Maggie, and Heidi Geiger and Evelyn, Elsie, Remi, and Syble Walker.

The memorial service for Syble Nolin will be held in Montgomery at Capitol Heights Baptist Church (2514 Madison Ave, Montgomery, AL 36107) at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, followed by a graveside service at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin in the Fellowship Hall at noon.

In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the ongoing ministry of CHBC by giving to the Capitol Heights Baptist Church Foundation or to the educational endeavors of Eastwood Christian School which Syble’s grandchildren attended.