Nina "Mazie" Marie Noe Hargrave

Marie Noe Hargrave was born 28 November 1924 (Nina Marie Noe) in Flippin, Arkansas to Iva Myrtle Wood Noe and Clyde Burton Noe. Marie and her brother Howard worked on the farm feeding cattle and chickens, tending the vegetable garden and fishing as they lived close to the White River.

Marie met her husband, Hugh Hargrave at the café in Flippin when he was on leave from the Everton CCC camp. Love bloomed but it had to blossom long-distance. Hugh stayed in Flippin until being drafted into the U.S. Army, when he was stationed in Greenland during the war then he was sent back to Georgia. Marie and Hugh were married 15 December 1944, in Augusta, Georgia and had their 1st child Jean, while living there. After being discharged, they went back to Mountain Home Arkansas where their daughter Carolyn was born.

Marie and Hugh decided to move West and headed to the Yakima Valley. Marie and Hugh settled into the Highland area where they began their life as fruit growers. Like so many other couples like them, they committed to create a supportive community reaching out to help each other. Here they added their son Michael, to complete the family. Church, Highland School District, Yakima Tieton Irrigation, Vocational Agriculture, Cowiche Grange, Volunteer Fire Department, Tieton American Legion and then the Yakima American Legion, Naches Heights Community Center – they showed up to do their part. They supported the community and they showed up for their children – band, football, basketball, track, usually with Marie keeping score.

Mother volunteered for the Yakima County Extension Agency where she helped teach food preservation. She helped create the Washington branch of Women for the Survival of Agriculture, was president of the Dwarf Fruit Tree Organization Ladies Division, demonstrated apples all across the United States, helped set up the Washington Fruit Place, and was a warrior for those in the margins. Through the Ladies American Legion Auxiliary, she supported the Veterans in every way she could. The coffee bar at the 5th Avenue Vet Center and then the one at the Lincoln Center never lacked for coffee or supplies. She also supported the Walla Walla Veterans Hospital Gift Shop.

Mother loved her country. Even to the end, there were American flags in her room. She was active for many years in the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State , a summer leadership and citizenship program for high school juniors. She served on the Voter’s Registration Board and manned the Naches Heights voting site for many years.

Marie is survived by her sister Clydith Noe Carnahan of Napoleon, MO, daughter Carolyn (Scott Henyan), and son Michael (Christina) and son-in-law Joe Zink. She is also leaving behind grandsons Michael Henyan (Justine), Matthew Henyan, Christopher Hargrave (Elizabeth), granddaughters Michelle Cooper (Michael), Lori Zink, and Olivia Hargrave. Her great-grandchildren include Zachery and Andrew Cooper, Austin and Ashlyn Makey, and Bowie and Ellis Henyan. Marie is also survived by sister-in-law, Alberta Noe, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Mom is preceded in death by her husband Hugh, parents Clyde and Iva, brother Howard Noe, daughter Jean Marie Zink, and grandson Ryan Zink.

Our family would like to give a special thank you to Fieldstone Orchard West and the loving and caring staff at The Cottage in The Meadow.

The viewing will be Saturday, January 14th, 2023 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Keith & Keith Funeral Home (902 W Yakima Avenue, Yakima, WA). A funeral service and reception will be held on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Keith & Keith Funeral Home. If desired, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice through Keith & Keith Funeral Home.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.keithandkeith.com for the Hargrave family.