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Ethel Forrest Obituary
She was a homemaker and hairstylist at Lenora's Beauty Salon for 35 years. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher for 55 years, UMW President, member of the Josephine Bulifant Circle, and served on various church committees and boards. She loved to travel, and enjoyed visiting people in the community.
Mrs. Forrest was preceded in death by her mother, Emily Simpson; grandparents, Daisy and Edward "Daddy" Stiles; sister, Lois Diggs; and brother, Billy Spence.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, John L. "Pete" Forrest; two daughters, Chrisie F. Stone and husband, Jack, and Lisa F. Wood and husband, Bobby; a brother, Henry Simpson; a sister, Jackie Diggs; five grandchildren, Jackie Stone, Tarek Stone, Wayne Holloway, Shannon Holloway, and Kristin Moore; nine great-grandchildren, Alicia Stone, Kelsie Holloway, Lauren Stone, Sara Holloway, Jamie Moore, Kaitlyn Stone, Shannon Holloway, Christopher Holloway, and Ethan Holloway; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight, at Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, and other times at the home, 25 Terrace Dr., Poquoson. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Trinity United Methodist Church by the Rev. Rita A. Callis. Burial will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 1294 Poquoson Ave. or the Poquoson Rescue Squad, 830 Poquoson Ave., both in Poquoson, VA 23662.
Online condolences to www.claytorrollins.com .
Special thanks to the Poquoson Rescue Squad, the Rev. Rita Callis, the doctors, nurses, and chaplain at Riverside Hospital, and to Dr. Charles Phillips, for his loving care. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
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Memories and Condolences
for Ethel Forrest
Susie Pauls Burnett
September 11, 2008
Loving prayers to you all during this sad time. You know she is smiling down on us from her place in Heaven with Jesus and would not want you to be sad for too long. Let us know if there is anything we can do for you.
Love, Susie & Dean Burnett
Maureen (Ironmonger) Woodruff
September 1, 2008
Mr. Pete, Chrissie, Lisa and Family, May thoughts and prayers from old friends serve to comfort you at this time. Miss Ethel will be remembered always as a happy lady who had a kind word every time we met. God Bless and give you peace.
Sylvia Brown
September 1, 2008
Dear Family Members:
We are so sorry for the loss of your love one.
Miss Ethel was a very special lady. My children and grandchildren were truly blessed to have had Miss Ethel as a sunday school teacher. We will remember her with fond memories.
With Sympathy,
Harvey and Sylvia Brown
James &Eugenia Gillikin
September 1, 2008
Will keep all of you in our prayers. We are out of town, however, Ethel and I go back a long way and we were very close in school at PHS and afterward. Red and I are out of town and will be home Tuesday, however, later in the evening May God bless and comfort you all.
Jeanie and Red Gillikin
Margaret Edwards
September 1, 2008
Pete and Family, Please accept our deepest sympathy for the loss of your beloved "Miss Dett"
Remember,your loss is Heaven's gain. I am sure she is with Our Lord and is enjoying every moment. God Bless you. Bruce & Margaret Edwards
Sherry Coffey
September 1, 2008
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, ""I welcome you.""
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man.
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......""My day was not in vain.""
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2008
Joy Helsel
September 1, 2008
Dearest Ones,
We all know that "Miss Ethel" is in Heaven today with her Lord and Savior. This in itself should give us peace in our hearts and joy in our souls. Not all children in this world are blessed to be raised by such a Christian mother who has touched many other hearts along the way. I know this because of how she influenced my son, Brian. I have never seen him, other than loosing his own grandmother, as weary in his heart as he was over Dett and yet at peace in his soul because he knew Dett was with God. I want to thank you, as a family, for allowing Brian to be with his "other grandmother" until she took her last breath here and her next in Heaven. What an awesome thing that must be!
Please know Gordon and I are here for you should you need anything at all....ever. We are blessed indeed to call you our friends.
My love,
Joy
William (Bill) Reed Freeman
September 1, 2008
Forrest family - I as so sorry to hear of Ethel's passing. May God bless you all during this time.
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