Elvin Noel 1939-2017

Elvin Eugene Noel, 77, passed away on March 12, 2017.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery near Gallatin. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of Gallatin or the Green Hills Animal Shelter in Trenton.

Elvin was born Dec. 23, 1939, in Gifford, Mo., to Everett and Elizabeth Noel. He attended Collinsville High School, in Collinsville, Ill., and then went on to college and graduated from Truman State University.

On March 2, 1963, he married Peggy Sue McFry. Together they owned and operated three clothing stores: Howards at Trenton; Friends at Chillicothe; and JP Fashions at Cameron. For the past 45 years, you could usually find Elvin at Howards.

Elvin was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Steve Noel, and sister, Judy Howard.

Survivors include his wife, Peggy of the home; daughter, Kelly (Richard) Harman, Springfield; son, Kevin (Michelle) Noel, Cameron; three grandchildren, Megan (Jason) Anderson, Roland Park, Kan., Ryan Squires, Kansas City, Mo., and Hannah Noel, Independence, Mo.; four step-grandchildren, RJ (Carrie) Heinse, Kansas City, Mo., Stacy (Tom) Brecht, North Hollywood, Calif., Ian and Dayne Harman, both of Springfield, Mo.; one great-grandchild, Nicholas Anderson; three step great-grandchildren, Annabelle and Owen Heinse and Bradley Brecht; and brother, Mike (Alice) Noel, Herculaneum, Mo.

Online condolences may be left at www.mcwilliamsfuneralhomes.com.