George Washington Forest (1952 - 2017)

Born 6 Oct 1952 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States

Died 18 Sep 2017 at age 64 in Greenville, Washington, Oregon, United States

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Biography

George Forest is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

George Washington Forest was born on October 6, 1952 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.

George died on September 18, 2017 in Greenville, Washington, Oregon, United States, aged 64. He is commemorated at Mound Bayou Memorial Gardens, Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi.^[1]

His obituary was published in The Bolivar Commercial (Cleveland, MS) on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, stating he retired from Tyson Foods and was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Survivors included his wife, Katie Mae Forest, two sons, eight daughters, five sisters, 21 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/268455305/george_washington-forest: accessed), memorial page for George Washington Forest (6 Oct 1952–18 Sep 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 268455305, citing Mound Bayou Memorial Gardens, Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by D Tribble (contributor 47209294).
2. ↑ Bolivar Commercial, The () , obit for George Washington Forest 64 of Mound Bayou, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1673E97C3841AC20-1673E97C3841AC20 : accessed 21 March 2024)