Newport News City-York County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Forrest, William B., 1959 

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W. B. Forrest, 78, Of Poquoson, Buried June 20th 

  William Bunyan Forrest, 78, of 86 Forrest Road, Poquoson, Va., died at the 
Riverside Hospital at 12:15 P.M. Saturday, June 20, after a short illness. 

  Born at Poquoson July 25, 1880, Mr. Forrest had been a lifelong member of 
the Tabernacle Methodist Church and was on the Board of Stewards.  He was a 
resident of the town.  He was a member of the Order of Red Men and the 
Yorktown Council of Junior Order of American Mechanics. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Lee Forrest; four daughters, Mrs. 
John G. Reveley of Smithfield; Mrs. John B. Graham and Mrs. J. Elwood Forrest 
of Poquoson; Mrs. Richard B. Prince Jr. of Hampton; one foster daughter, Mrs. 
Alvah Riggins, of Poquoson; a son, B.F. Forrest, of Hampton; two sisters, Mrs. 
A.F. Moore and Mrs. George W. Moore, both of Poquoson; three brothers, R.T. 
Forrest, H.S. Forrest Sr. and Lloyd Forrest, all of Poquoson; thirteen 
grandchildren and one great grandchild. 

  Funeral services were held at 2 P.M. Monday, June 22, at the Tabernacle 
Methodist Church with the Rev. Mr. Collie officiating, assisted by Rev. Mr. 
Corbin and Rev. Traynham Topping, of Newport News. 

  Burial was in Peninsula Memorial Park. 

  Pallbearers were Maywood Forrest; Elmer O. Fisher; William F. Reveley, 
Felton S. Graham, Robert L. Forrest, Ronald Forrest, John B. Graham Jr., and 
Alvah H. Riggins. 

  Members of the Men's Bible Class were honorary pallbearers. 


William Bunyan FORREST, of Poquoson, retired waterman, 
b. 25 Jul 1880, Poquoson, d. 20 Jun 1959, Newport News, 
interred in Peninsula Memorial Park*, Newport News, 22 Jun 1959, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 40, No. 27, Thurs., July 2, 1959, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Steve Centner - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #106665108. 

D.Cert. 14049 (Newport News #444) gives son of John Henry & Mary Ann 
   (HOLLOWAY) FORREST. 

An obituary also appeared in the "Daily Press," June 21, 1959, p. 13d. 


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