In Honor of Howard R. Doble, Jr
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This page was posted on November 10, 2014 in honor of Howard R. Doble, Jr who served aboard the U.S.S. Haynsworth from 1950-1952. He was a loving husband and wonderful father to four children (of which I am one...)

Dad passed away on November 1st, 2014 exactly one year from when he was diagnosed with small cell cancer. I cannot put into words how brave and positive he was even on the day that he went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father God.

I gave this domain name and start-up website to my dad as a Christmas present in 2000. Like everything else dad did in his life - he let it consume countless hours of his time adding volumes of pages and photos over the years. You see, other than the love that he felt for his God and Jesus Christ; other than the love he shared with his wife of 63 years, Barbara; and other than the love and devotion that he shared for his children and family as a whole - not many things would make dad's chest swell with pride like his memories of his time serving in the United States Navy.

Dad always seemed to have a smile on his face, however there was a special twinkle in his eyes when the subject of the U.S.S. Haynsworth came up. I cannot even begin to estimate the MULTIPLE THOUSANDS of hours that dad put into this website in the 14 years that he kept it updated. The meticulous manner in which he insured that every detail was accurate in posting photos, shipmate's time served and taps reports for those fellow sailors that had passed.

If you are one of the tens of thousands of visitors who came to this website over the last 14 years, dad is solely responsible (other than a few dozen hours that he would draft mom, myself and my sisters into assisting him) for ALL of the thousands of pages, multiple thousands of photographs and volumes of content input that went into developing and maintaining the site.

Unfortunately this website will no longer be maintained and we simply honor the wonderful man, husband, father, Christian and role model that he was by posting this memorial to him.

Dad was buried with military honors, complete with a 21 gun salute, flag folding and presentation. He would have been proud of that as well. I've added a few images of the funeral below as this IS the final taps report via USSHaynsworth.com.

Rest in Peace Dad...

Obituary
In Memory of
Howard Ronella Doble Jr.
June 29, 1933 - November 1, 2014

Howard Ronella Doble, Jr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and Christian, age 81 of Hickory, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton, NC.

He was born June 29, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, to the late Howard Ronella Doble, Sr. and Ilene Marguerite Carrigan Doble. Howard was a member of Viewmont Baptist Church in Hickory and retired as District Manager of Independent Life and Accident Insurance Company. He and his wife traveled the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic attending craft shows and operating Doble Designs. Howard enjoyed woodworking, computers, and, even at the age of 60, enjoyed waterskiing. He was a veteran of the US Navy, serving during the Korean Conflict. Howard also designed and maintained the website for the destroyer on which he served, the U.S.S. Haynsworth.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Howard Ronella Doble, III; and sisters, Colleen Wilson and Joanne Thomas.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Barbara Glisson Doble of the home; son, Michael Doble and wife, Darlene, of Banner Elk; daughters, Colleen Comer and husband, Bob, of Conover and Patty Johnson and husband, Darrell, of Hickory; grandchildren, Jennifer Doble, Lauren Style and husband, Chuck, Katie Doble, Jordan Johnson, Jay Johnson, Mark Comer, Michael Comer, Carrigan Doble, and Madison Doble; and great-grandchildren, Drew Settlemyre, Ryan Settlemyre, and J. R. Style.

A service of remembrance will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in the chapel of Drum Funeral Home in Hickory. Reverend Jay Robison will officiate. A graveside service with military honors will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Hickory.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Drum Funeral Home in Hickory.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658 or to Viewmont Baptist Church, 1246 Second Street NE, Hickory, NC 28601.

Source : Drum Funeral Home - Hickory 940 29th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601 828-267-5740