Noble Gulledge Jr.

Noble was born in Loeb, Texas on August 4, 1938. He graduated from Lafayette High School and continued his education at Southwestern Lafayette College where he received a business degree.

Noble married Joan Broussard in January of 1959. They had three daughters, Becky, Carolyn, and Laurie. He later married Linda Markentell in 1977 and added to the family with Candy and Jay. Linda and Noble were married for 47 yrs.

Noble worked as a Chemical Field Engineer for Bariod for 7 seven years. Much travel was involved with this. Noble did not want to move his family around, and so in June of 1967, he changed courses and began his career with State Farm.

Noble was the first agent hired in the new agency district in East Texas with State Farm. His success as an agent earned him recognition in addition to international travel and he was promoted to agency manager to start his own agency district. He continued winning accolades as a manager and later as an agency field executive. He earned nationwide recognition from his peers and was regularly invited to teach and inform other State Farm executives across the company. Noble was instrumental in implementing some of the systems and ideas State Farm has in place today. He was very well liked and respected in his career. In 2006, he retired as one of the most successful Agency field executives of his era.

His passion for fly fishing took him all over the world. Some of his favorite places were Alaska, Montana, and a river that he fished often in Arkansas. When one trip ended another was planned.

Noble is preceded by death his parents Noble and Dot Gulledge, Sr., his brother Gilbert, and his son Jay Rulon.

Noble is survived by his wife, Linda Gulledge, sister Violet Oden and daughters, Becky Egert and her husband Scott, Carolyn Sebek and husband Darren, Candy Stansbury and husband Steven and Laurie Spenser and husband Warren. Grandchildren are Kristin Noble, Jason Simmons and wife Jennifer, Brandi Egert-Perez and Andrea, Parker Davis and Cyndi, Carter Davis and wife Sydney, Jordan Vining and husband Scott, Reese Stansbury, Erin Finch and husband Taylor and Alaina Spencer and numerous great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, family is requesting donations to Methodist Children’s Home at https://www.mch.org/

A celebration of life for Noble will be held Monday, January 6, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home, 18000 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX 77384, immediately followed by a catered reception from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.