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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 6, 1993                   TAG: 9301060288
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: LEXINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

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NOEL, JOSEPHINE CRIDLAND

NOEL, Josephine Cridland, 90, of Lexington, died Sunday, January 3, 1993. She was a professional violinist and teacher. Born in Dayton, Ohio, she taught violin at the Northwestern Conservatory of Music in Minneapolis, Minn. at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Art degrees in 1923 and 1924 from Otterbein College. She was married to the late Paul Kennedy Noel. She lived in suburban Philadelphia where she also taught violin and piano. A resident of Lexington since 1973, she was a member of the Womens Club, the Historical Society, the Historic Lexington Foundation and was active in the Presbyterian church where she founded the library in 1985. She is survived by her daughter, Martha Noel Evans, Lexington; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held at Lexington Presbyterian Church on Thursday, January 7, 1993 at 2 p.m.

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