Noel Fain

Funeral services for Noel Rogers Fain, 84, will be held on Monday, August 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Brookwood Baptist Church, 9014 Brookwood Church Way, Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery at a later date. A visitation will be held Monday, August 28, 2023 at Brookwood Baptist Church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Officiating the service will be Pastor David Rice and Pastor John Harp.

Noel was born on December 25, 1938 to Jesse F. Fain and Clemmie Adams Fain in Winnsboro, Louisiana and passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Noel was a resident of Benton, Louisiana and worked as a Maintenance/Transportation Coordinator in the Senior Living Industry. He was an avid NASCAR fan and loved LSU sports, basketball, football and enjoyed snow skiing. He loved working in his yard and took great pride in having the “best-looking grass in town.” He was an outstanding basketball player in high school, college, and the City League. Noel served in the Army as an MP stationed in Germany. He was crazy about his family, especially his granddaughters. Everyone described him as the “Gentle Giant” because of his kind heart, sweet demeanor, and his height. He just loved all people! The world has lost a great man! He was a Deacon at Brookwood Baptist Church and enjoyed ministry there. Noel looked forward to his Heavenly Home.

Noel is preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Sistrunk Fain; son, Roger Fain; siblings, Wilbur Fain, Dorfus Fain, Marie Plank, Ann McGary, Hazel Beard, Robert Fain, and Jean Humphries. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Marilyn Perry Ramsey Fain; daughter, Kimberly Harper and husband, Scott; stepson, Richard P. Ramsey, stepdaughter, Juli Ramsey Campbell; granddaughters, Jordan White and husband, Cameron and Cameron Harper; great-grandson, Colson Samuel White; and great-granddaughter, Harper Caroline White.

Honoring Noel as honorary pallbearers will be Reggie Farley, Larry Grimes, Bentley Hines, Ronnie Hurd, Tom Ivey, Red Jones, Billy Pee, Jay Tuberville, Leon Hammack, Jimmy Plank, Stan Humphries, Jurgen "Boo" Fain, and Charles Beard, Jr.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to The Gladney Foundation, Brookwood Baptist Church Choir, and The American Cancer Society.