- March 18, 1931: Born in Greensboro; parents Joe Howard and Johnnie E. (Holt) Coble.
- 1949: Graduated Alamance High School.
- 1949 -1950: Attended Appalachian State University.
- 1958: A.B. History, Guilford College.
- 1962: J.D. UNC-CH School of Law.
- Served five 1/2 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and nineteen years in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. Last assignment was Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Reserve Unit, Wilmington, N.C.
- 1961 -1965: Field Claim Representative with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in Greensboro
- 1965 -1967: Field Claims Superintendent, State Farm Mutual
- 1967 – 1969: Assistant County Attorney, Guilford County
- 1969, 1979-84 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- 1969 – 1973: Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of N.C.
- June 3, 1973 – January 8, 1977: Served as Secretary of the N.C. Department of Revenue under James E. Holshouser, Jr.
- 1977 - 1983: Practiced law in Greensboro with Turner, Enoch and Sparrow law firm.
- 1984: First elected U.S. House of Representatives from NC's 6th district.
- 2003: Plays key role in helping to enact the Amber Alert Law.
- Sep 2007: Coble calls for Bush to begin bringing troops home from Iraq.
- July 2008: Passes James Broyhill's record as North Carolina's longest-serving House Republican.
- July 2010: Joins Tea Party Caucus.
- Nov 2012: Elected to 15th term.
- Nov 2013: Announced his retirement and said he would not run for reelection in 2014. Rep. Coble donated the money he made during the federal government shutdown to seven area charities ($5,150.40)
- Nov 2014: Retired after serving 35 years.
- Nov 3, 2015: Died at age 84.
Sources: North Carolina Manual, News & Record archive
Compiled by Diane Lamb, News & Record Researcher