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Dr Forrest Jennings Babb Jr.

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Dr Forrest Jennings Babb Jr.

Birth
Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Death
17 Oct 1997 (aged 76)
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Apostle St. Luke, Lot 140, Grave D
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Forrest J. Babb Jr., 76, of Stockwell, formerly of Bedford, died Friday at Valley Lutheran Hospital in Mesa, Ariz.

Born July 17, 1921, in Bedford, he was a graduate of Bedford High School.

An Army veteran and a 1945 graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Practiced medicine for more than 30 years in Stockwell. He had also been employed by Purdue University Health Services for eight years before retiring in 1986.

Member of St. James Lutheran Church.

Survivors include:
Wife, Ada Alvina Wilhelmnine (Zimmer) Babb;
1 son, Forrest J. Babb III of Stockwell;
1 daughter, Karen Paone of Albuquerque, N.M.;
1 sister, Shirley Ingalls of Bedford.

He was preceded in death by one brother.

Services at St. James Lutheran Church in Lafayette with Pastor Daniel May officiating.
Interment at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette.

Memorial contributions may be made to the IU School of Medicine.

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1930 Census - Forest J.(32) & Ina(32) Babb are found living in the home they own valued at $4500 and located at 1011 N Street, Bedford, Indiana. Forrest is employed as a manager at an insurance business. Child living in the home was Forest Jr, age 8.

1940 Census - Forrest J.(41) & Ina(40) Babb are found living in the home they own valued at $4000 and located at 1011 N Street, Bedford, Indiana. Forrest is employed at the Assistant Superintendent of an insurance company earning $3000 in 1939. Forrest has completed 1 year of college and Ina has completed high school. Children in the home were Forrest(18) who has completed high school and Shirley Ann(9) Babb.

4/27/1943 - WW II Enlistment Records - Forrest J Babb, Jr. enlisted in the Army at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was enlisted to the Medical Department. He is listed as having 1 year of college and is single without dependents.


Last updated 04/21/2017.
Forrest J. Babb Jr., 76, of Stockwell, formerly of Bedford, died Friday at Valley Lutheran Hospital in Mesa, Ariz.

Born July 17, 1921, in Bedford, he was a graduate of Bedford High School.

An Army veteran and a 1945 graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Practiced medicine for more than 30 years in Stockwell. He had also been employed by Purdue University Health Services for eight years before retiring in 1986.

Member of St. James Lutheran Church.

Survivors include:
Wife, Ada Alvina Wilhelmnine (Zimmer) Babb;
1 son, Forrest J. Babb III of Stockwell;
1 daughter, Karen Paone of Albuquerque, N.M.;
1 sister, Shirley Ingalls of Bedford.

He was preceded in death by one brother.

Services at St. James Lutheran Church in Lafayette with Pastor Daniel May officiating.
Interment at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in West Lafayette.

Memorial contributions may be made to the IU School of Medicine.

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1930 Census - Forest J.(32) & Ina(32) Babb are found living in the home they own valued at $4500 and located at 1011 N Street, Bedford, Indiana. Forrest is employed as a manager at an insurance business. Child living in the home was Forest Jr, age 8.

1940 Census - Forrest J.(41) & Ina(40) Babb are found living in the home they own valued at $4000 and located at 1011 N Street, Bedford, Indiana. Forrest is employed at the Assistant Superintendent of an insurance company earning $3000 in 1939. Forrest has completed 1 year of college and Ina has completed high school. Children in the home were Forrest(18) who has completed high school and Shirley Ann(9) Babb.

4/27/1943 - WW II Enlistment Records - Forrest J Babb, Jr. enlisted in the Army at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was enlisted to the Medical Department. He is listed as having 1 year of college and is single without dependents.


Last updated 04/21/2017.

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This memorial is not my direct family member and was added as a courtesy for research purposes. Any family member who wishes to obtain ownership can contact me and I will be happy to transfer ownership or delete my entry.



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  • Created by: TJM
  • Added: Jan 7, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23832477/forrest_jennings-babb: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Forrest Jennings Babb Jr. (17 Jul 1921–17 Oct 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23832477, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by TJM (contributor 46965233).