Harrell Vaun "Harry" Noble, II, 88, of Xenia, passed awayMonday, December 22, 2025, at Kettering Medical Center. He was born February 4, 1937, in Camden, New Jersey, the son ofH. V. and Rosalind Wilson Noble.  He was raised in Cincinnati and then Xenia, where he became a farm boy.  He graduated from Xenia High School and got his undergrad and graduate degrees from the University of Dayton in mechanical engineering.  He started his career at Wright Pat, then worked at Chemineer, various contracting jobs, and retired from WS Electronics.  He met his wife, Mary Ann, on a blind date.  The 2 farm kids fell in love and were married on June 13, 1964.  They were blessed with 2 children, Pam and Phil. He was an activemember of Xenia United Presbyterian Church.  In his retirement, he was a docent at Carillon Park and EntertrainmentJunction.  He also taught classes at Southern State College.  He loved trains!!  He had many train layouts, went to train shows, and loved to just sit at train tracks and watch trains go by.  This was a passion he shared with both his son and his grandson.  He also belonged to several train organizations.  He was an active Ham Radio Operator, a passion he shared with his parents, his sister, and even his daughter and son-in-law.   N8CYS is now a silent key.  He loved to write.  He wrote and published many articles and books.  He also loved dogs, both his own and his granddogs, whom he often dog sat for.  His most beloved was Colby, a large, yellow lab.  He is survived by a daughter, Pam (Steve) Lubbers, a son, Phil (Anne) Noble, two grandchildren, Josie and Keegan, a sister, Linda (Chris) Joseph, by several nieces and nephews, and by many close friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary Ann, on June 10, 2025, and by a sister, Nancy Hanna. Harry was a sweet, loving, caring man and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. A celebration of life will be held at 11am, Friday, January 2, at Xenia United Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Mike Wakeland officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 10am Friday until service time.  Burial will be held  in South Salem Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Xenia United Presbyterian Church, 343 W. Ankeney MillRd., Xenia, OH, 45385, in his memory. Condolences may be made to the family at www.NeeldFuneralHome.com.