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EDWIN  P.  FOREST


 

Edwin P. Forest, 82, of Hayesville died Thursday (Sept. 6, 2007) in a Murphy care facility.  A native of Cohoes, NY, he had lived in Rensselaer, NY and Clearwater, FL before moving to Hayesville in 2005.  He was the son of the late Henry J. and Rena VanDenburgh Forest.  He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the US Army in the European Theatre building pontoon and bailey bridges across the Rhyne and Roan Rivers.  He had been employed with General Electric at Noles Atomic Power Lab in New York and then moved to Florida with General Electric.  He was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.  Edwin’s hobbies included golf and woodworking.
 
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Schamer Forest;  a daughter, Sandra Forest Jersey and husband, Steven of Hayesville;  three sons, Peter Henry Forest and wife, Lynn of Gainesville, FL, Chris F. Forest and wife, Belinda of Houston, TX, and Hank Forest and wife, Stephanie of Charleston, SC;  a brother, William Forest of Bradenton, FL;  and six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
 
Memorial services at 12:00 PM Friday (Sept. 14) in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Father George Kloster officiating. Inurnment in the church memorial gardens.
 
The family will receive friends from 11:30-12:00 Friday morning at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church prior to the services.
 
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Edwin P. Forest to the Clay County Food Pantry, P. O. Box 853, Hayesville, NC 28904.
 
Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of arrangements.
 

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