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Forest Gordon Gibby

Birth	:	5 Aug 1926 Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 2020 Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Mountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.8243660, -109.9660960
Plot	:	Section 5 Block 32K Lot. 1 Grave 3
Description	:	Forrest Gordon Gibby, 93, passed away at the Pioneer Medical Center on Feb. 6. He was born in Springdale on Aug. 5, 1926, to Frankie and Weaver Gibby. Forrest was one of eight children, Jerry, Violet, Retha, June, Dean, Norma and Dale. He lived around this area most of his life. Forrest was drafted into the Army on his 18th birthday in 1944 and took his training in California. He was then shipped to the Philippines where he was wounded and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was shipped home to recover from his wounds. He first was... Read More	Forrest Gordon Gibby, 93, passed away at the Pioneer Medical Center on Feb. 6. He was born in Springdale on Aug. 5, 1926, to Frankie and Weaver Gibby. Forrest was one of eight children, Jerry, Violet, Retha, June, Dean, Norma and Dale. He lived around this area most of his life. Forrest was drafted into the Army on his 18th birthday in 1944 and took his training in California. He was then shipped to the Philippines where he was wounded and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was shipped home to recover from his wounds. He first was in Seattle and then shipped to Texas to recover and then was transferred to Boston to finish his tour as an M.P. Forrest returned home in the fall of 1946. He worked on different ranches. He also worked at Montana Power, the railroad and Downer’s Lumber Co. sawing trees. On September 17, 1950, he married the love of his life, Selma Juanita Mosness. They’ve been married over 69 years and had three wonderful children – Brit, Rick and Vic. He loved doing things with the boys. They went fishing, hunting and worked together. They traveled around stacking hay for five years. Forrest and Selma lived in a house he built in Springdale for eight years. At Christmas of 1963, the family moved to the old Mosness homestead where they lived until Forrest and Selma moved into Big Timber in 2016. He loved it when his sons got married and he finally got his girls, Brit and Jeanine, Rick and Dianne and Victor and Mardi. Then along came his grandchildren, who were perfect, Dawn (Greg), Jeff (Afia), Season (Ian), Dylan (Shomie), Tasha and Kathy. Finally, the great grandchildren, who could do no wrong, Sam, Ethan, Isabel, Austin, Rhian, Mat, Gabby, Mason and Cooper. Forrest loved those kids and couldn’t wait for them to come and see him. Forrest and Selma also called Kitty Buster, Jay Deen Federer and their families their adopted kids and grandkids. Forrest was preceded in death by his son Victor, his parents Frankie and Weaver and four siblings, Jerry, Violet, Retha and Norma. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 at the American Legion Post #19. Inurnment with military honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Forrest’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Attn: Office of Development, 2900 N. Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607, or a charity of one’s choice.

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Forest Gordon Gibby's memorial is located at: Mountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, USA.
When did Forest Gordon Gibby death?
Forest Gordon Gibby death on 6 Feb 2020 in Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 45.8243660
Longitude: -109.9660960

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Selma Juanita Mosness Gibby

(1932 - 2022)

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