Rhea Michelle Noxon died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on March 17, 2015, in Winchester, California. She was born on April 5, 1968, in Orange, California. She was predeceased by her mother, Bethel Elaine Hall in 1996. Rhea is survived by Arthur Noxon, Nilo, Max, and Nikola Noxon; and by David Strutt, Jason, and Andrew Strutt. Rhea graduated from Delphi School in Sheridan, OR, after attending Orange High School. After her mother passed away, she moved north again and became a volunteer EMT and swimming instructor in Mt. Vernon, WA. Here she developed her passion for painting and cooking. More recently she completed Medical Office Assistant certification, but preferred to paint and bake. Rhea loved teaching art work, and traveled once to Mexico to work with children. She had them create life-sized images of themselves on foam sheets, and then had them cut out and decorate them. In exchanging these cut-outs with other children, they learned to identify themselves visually. She moved to Hawaii in 2013, and continued to cook and paint. In Kailua Kona, she formed the Black Market Pie Company. Rhea settled in to Hawaii as though she were meant to be there. She loved the pace, the rhythm, the sea, and the sound of coffee pickers singing in the distance. Her soul mate at the end of her life was Joe Barron, an old friend from her early days at Orange High School, who lived with her to the very end. Her funeral service will be at Wiefels Mortuary Chapel in Palm Springs at 11am on March 28, 2015, and the graveside service will be a green burial at Joshua Tree Memorial Park in Yucca Valley later that day at 3pm. See funeral services link for detailed information.