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Chief Dale George Forbes
October 28, 2011
Chief Dale George Forbes, USN (ret), 69, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011, in Atmore.
Mr. Forbes was born April 24, 1942, in Minot, ND, to George and Edith Carroll Forbes and has been a resident of Atmore since 1984. He was retired from the U.S. Navy Fleet Reserve, was a member of the VFW, was retired from the State of Alabama Department of Corrections after 20 years and was the manager of the Atmore Motocross where he became known as “PawPaw” to all who knew him. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, William “Bill” Forbes and a grandson, Michael Clemmons.
Survivors include his wife, Merlene Forbes of Atmore; three sons, Tyland and Pam Forbes of Bay Minette; Gregory and Lisa Forbes of Atmore; and Jeffery and Tonya Thayer of Perdido; three daughters, Tammy and Jerry Lloyd, and Kim and Craig Watson, both of Brewton; and Lynn and Aaron Rhodes of Bay Minette; three stepsons, Richard and Pam Moye of Bay Minette; Rondel and Karen Moye of Sharon, SC; and Robert and Janice Moye of Century; a stepdaughter, Regina and James Hare of Walnut Hill; 27 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert and Evie Forbes of Eagle Point, OR, and Roland and Loretta Forbes of Ada, OK; three sisters, Eileen Brummond of Granville, ND; Ellen Hedstrand of Minot, ND and Leone and Arland Brummond of Laramie, WY; two special sisters-in-law, Annette Jones and Bettie Odom; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends and neighbors, L. Jr. Roberts, Mason and Vonda Coleman, Clayton and Debra Coon and Ed and Sue Rolin.
Funeral services will be Monday, October 31, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Bennie Stokes officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, October 30, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
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Good ole pops was one of the best people u will ever meet n a lifetime, I’m really sorry for everybodies loss, and I’m keeping all friends and family n my prayers, good people ain’t as easy to come across these days and we just lost one of the best, god bless, he will be greatly missed by many!