Honolulu County HI Archives Obituaries.....Forbes, William J. October 11, 1948
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Unknown newspaper, October 12, 1948
William J. Forbes, kamaaina resident of Hawaii, died at Queen’s hospital 
Monday afternoon after an illness of three weeks. He was 82 years old last 
Friday.
  Of early missionary stock, he was the son of the Rev. Anderson O. Forbes and 
Maria Chamberlain Forbes, and grandson of Levi Chamberlain and the Rev. 
Cochran Forbes.
  He had been associated with the Atherton estate for over twenty five years 
until his retirement in 1935. Previous to that he was with the law firm of the 
late W. O. Smith.
  He had been interested all his life in Christian activities and was 
treasurer of Central Union church for many years.
  RESPECTED AND ESTEEMED
  Respected and esteemed by all who knew him, he was for many years active in 
civic and community affairs, especially in religious fields.
  He was vitally interested in the Hawaiian Board of Missions, the American 
Board of Missions and the YMCA of which he had been a member for over fifty 
years and in whose program he had taken a very active part.
 He was one of the oldest graduates of Punahou at last year’s alumni reunion.
  SURVIVING RELATIVES
  He is survived by his widow, Kate W. Forbes; two sisters, Maria R. Forbes 
and Harriet G. Forbes; two sons, Theodore W. Forbes, associate professor at 
the University of Hawaii, and Frederick B. Forbes, formerly scout executive of 
the Boy Scouts of America and now insurance underwriter with the Hawaiian 
Insurance Agencies, Ltd.; three daughters, Mrs. Roy D. Lopp of Ft. Ord, 
Calif., Mrs. Harvey Vollrath and Mrs. William Norwood of Honolulu and by nine 
grandchildren.
  He is widely known in Hawaii with a host of friends among the kamaaina 
families.
  Burial will be in the family plot in the mission cemetery at Kawaiahao 
church following services at Central Union church at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  The Forbes residence is at 1548 Wilder Ave.


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