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Forrest “Ree” Brown Forbes

Birth	:	8 Oct 1927 White Sulphur Springs, Meagher County, Montana, USA
Death	:	15 Aug 2012
Burial	:	Mayn Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, Meagher County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.5339012, -110.9011002
Description	:	MISSOULA – Forrest Ree Forbes, 84, of Missoula, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, and is now with her heavenly Father. Ree was born Oct. 8, 1927, at White Sulphur Springs to Forest E. and Pearl Louise (Parker) Brown. The family moved to the Yakima Valley, Wash., when she was 8 years old. She was raised in Toppenish, Wash., and graduated from Toppenish High School in 1945. She and her parents returned to Montana in 1954. On May 19, 1956, she married Julian Irving Forbes and his son, 5-year-old Mark, in Billings. They resided in Helena and raised their family of three... Read More	MISSOULA – Forrest Ree Forbes, 84, of Missoula, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, and is now with her heavenly Father. Ree was born Oct. 8, 1927, at White Sulphur Springs to Forest E. and Pearl Louise (Parker) Brown. The family moved to the Yakima Valley, Wash., when she was 8 years old. She was raised in Toppenish, Wash., and graduated from Toppenish High School in 1945. She and her parents returned to Montana in 1954. On May 19, 1956, she married Julian Irving Forbes and his son, 5-year-old Mark, in Billings. They resided in Helena and raised their family of three boys there. Once her "greatest joys" were raised, Ree returned to the work force where she was employed as a legal secretary and financial administrative assistant. She had a fierce love of tennis that began in high school and continued into the senior bracket. She was famous for "always being where her opponents didn't want her to be." Ree was awarded many trophies, including Montana State Champion. Ree and her friends enjoyed numerous outdoor activities, including cross-country skiing, Volksmarches in multiple states and hunting for giant puffballs and the elusive morel. She was active in volunteer organizations like the Red Cross and survived a tour as a Cub Scout Den Mother. Ree was also an avid reader, gifted seamstress and possessed talents in knitting, crocheting and numerous arts and crafts. Her needlepoint skills are on display at the State Capital on one of the seat cushions. She also took part in social activities like the Here and There Club and for several years attended Women's Week at Montana State University. Ree is survived by sons, Mark Alan Forbes and wife Connie of Helena, and Ward Lee Forbes and Lynn Forrest Forbes, both of Missoula. Also surviving are grandchildren, Michael, Allison and Luke; great-grandchildren, Cayleigh, Betty and Mckenzie, and many special nieces and nephews. Husband Julian and her mother and father, Forest and Pearl Brown, precede her in death as well as sisters, Wilda Bushnell and LaRene Edgmond. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Helena and a private burial will be held in White Sulphur Springs at a later date. In lieu of flowers, she requested donations to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center,1100 Fairview Ave. N, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA; American Heart Association, 1831 Euclid Ave., Helena, MT 59601; Lewis & Clark Humane Society, P.O. Box 4455, Helena, MT 59604; or charity of choice. Garden City Funeral Home of Missoula is assisting with Missoula arrangements and Anderson, Stevenson, Wilke Funeral Home of Helena is assisting with the Helena arrangements. - Missoulian \| 9 Sept 2012

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Forrest “Ree” Brown Forbes's memorial is located at: Mayn Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, Meagher County, USA.
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Latitude: 46.5339012
Longitude: -110.9011002

Family Members:

Parent

Forest Edgar Brown

(1893 - 1956)

Pearl Louise Parker Brown

(1891 - 1970)

Spouse

Julian Irving Forbes

(1918 - 1988)

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