Mr. Forbes grew up in Lincoln County, TN and later Ardmore, TN. He was the son of Dr. Eliphas Cowan Forbes (1867-1940) and Cora Bell Pitt Forbes (1880-1965). He was a salesman. He married Bernice Storey (1914-1999) on April 22, 1939 in Dellrose, TN.
Mr. Forbes served as Mayor of Ardmore, Tennessee for twenty years and as a City Councilman for nine years. He was associated with the Bank of Ardmore as Director and Vice-President for 43 years. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club, a former member of the Elk River Development Association, a former District Manager of Woodmen of the World, and a member of the Ardmore United Methodist Church.
Mr. Forbes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernice Storey Forbes; one daughter, Nancy Forbes (Kenneth) Mitchell of Ardmore; two sisters, Mrs. Janie Brown, Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Frances Walker, Paducah, Kentucky; two brothers, Maddin Forbes, Town Creek, Alabama and Bill Forbes of Memphis, and two grandsons: Yancy Mitchell and Troy Mitchell.
Funeral services were Friday, March 23rd at 2pm at Rainey Funeral Home Chapel in Ardmore, with burial in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Forbes was my grandfather.
Mr. Forbes served as Mayor of Ardmore, Tennessee for twenty years and as a City Councilman for nine years. He was associated with the Bank of Ardmore as Director and Vice-President for 43 years. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club, a former member of the Elk River Development Association, a former District Manager of Woodmen of the World, and a member of the Ardmore United Methodist Church.
Mr. Forbes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernice Storey Forbes; one daughter, Nancy Forbes (Kenneth) Mitchell of Ardmore; two sisters, Mrs. Janie Brown, Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Frances Walker, Paducah, Kentucky; two brothers, Maddin Forbes, Town Creek, Alabama and Bill Forbes of Memphis, and two grandsons: Yancy Mitchell and Troy Mitchell.
Funeral services were Friday, March 23rd at 2pm at Rainey Funeral Home Chapel in Ardmore, with burial in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Forbes was my grandfather.
Mr. Forbes grew up in Lincoln County, TN and later Ardmore, TN. He was the son of Dr. Eliphas Cowan Forbes (1867-1940) and Cora Bell Pitt Forbes (1880-1965). He was a salesman. He married Bernice Storey (1914-1999) on April 22, 1939 in Dellrose, TN.
Mr. Forbes served as Mayor of Ardmore, Tennessee for twenty years and as a City Councilman for nine years. He was associated with the Bank of Ardmore as Director and Vice-President for 43 years. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club, a former member of the Elk River Development Association, a former District Manager of Woodmen of the World, and a member of the Ardmore United Methodist Church.
Mr. Forbes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernice Storey Forbes; one daughter, Nancy Forbes (Kenneth) Mitchell of Ardmore; two sisters, Mrs. Janie Brown, Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Frances Walker, Paducah, Kentucky; two brothers, Maddin Forbes, Town Creek, Alabama and Bill Forbes of Memphis, and two grandsons: Yancy Mitchell and Troy Mitchell.
Funeral services were Friday, March 23rd at 2pm at Rainey Funeral Home Chapel in Ardmore, with burial in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Forbes was my grandfather.
Mr. Forbes served as Mayor of Ardmore, Tennessee for twenty years and as a City Councilman for nine years. He was associated with the Bank of Ardmore as Director and Vice-President for 43 years. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club, a former member of the Elk River Development Association, a former District Manager of Woodmen of the World, and a member of the Ardmore United Methodist Church.
Mr. Forbes is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernice Storey Forbes; one daughter, Nancy Forbes (Kenneth) Mitchell of Ardmore; two sisters, Mrs. Janie Brown, Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Frances Walker, Paducah, Kentucky; two brothers, Maddin Forbes, Town Creek, Alabama and Bill Forbes of Memphis, and two grandsons: Yancy Mitchell and Troy Mitchell.
Funeral services were Friday, March 23rd at 2pm at Rainey Funeral Home Chapel in Ardmore, with burial in Blanche Cemetery.
Mr. Forbes was my grandfather.
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