DIXON – Utley Noble Jr., 72, of Dixon, died Friday, July 20, 2012, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. 

He was born Oct. 25, 1939, in Dixon, the son of Utley and Emma (Godfrey) Noble. He had been credit manager for Salon Centric in Dixon prior to his retirement. He was a veteran of the Army and was a member of the Dixon American Legion Post 12, the 40 ET 8 and the Dixon Gyros Club.

Utley married Mary McGrath on Jan. 7, 1961, in Dixon. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Utley (Lisa) Noble III of Franklin, Tenn., and Grennan (Mariya) Noble of Des Plaines; a daughter, Amy (Scott) Stern of Park Ridge; and a sister, Jan Boomgarden of Loves Park.