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Teresa Forbes Obituary

Teresa "Ann" (Rutherford) Forbes Went to be with the Lord, on April 27, 2010, at Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, Michigan. Born in Muncie, Indiana, on September 1, 1950 to Marilyn (Miller and Donald Rutherford, Ann moved to Michigan as a child, where she graduated from Portland High School and from Ferris State University. While at Ferris, Ann met and married her first husband, Jabir AlDossary, and spent two years in Saudi Arabia, before returning to the Lansing area. Ann then married Michael Forbes, who has preceded her in death. They are the parents of Aaron, of Battle Creek, Michigan. Besides Aaron, also surviving Ann are her mother, Marilyn Huff of Portland, Michigan; a sister, Sharon (Steve) Martin of Williamston, Michigan; a brother, Mike (Sandy) Rutherford of New Castle, Indiana; and her faithful, loving companion of ten years, Tom Gallagher of Lansing, Michigan. Ann was preceded in death by her father, Donald Rutherford, of Sulphur Springs, Indiana, and her step-father, Rodney Huff, of Portland, Michigan. Also preceding her in death were her grandparents, Abe and Vivian Miller, and Ross and Eliza Rutherford, all of Sulphur Springs, Indiana. Arrangements will be by Gorsline Runciman Funeral Home of Williamston, Michigan, and Ballard and Sons Funeral Home of Middletown, Indiana. A private, graveside memorial service for family and friends will be held at a later date. The family request that memorial contributions be made in Ann's mane to Justice in Health Organization (JIMHO), 520 Cherry St., Lansing, Michigan, 48933.

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Published by Lansing State Journal on Apr. 29, 2010.

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Arlene Martin

April 30, 2010

My message didn't get with name. I want to express my condolencs to her immediate family who are going through rough times right now. Am praying for comfort from our Lord and grace for the coming days, weeks, months.

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Margaret Moore

April 29, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

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