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Obituary of Grace Godfrey Saunders Forbes
GRACE GODFREY SAUNDERS FORBES
The Tidewater News, June 4, 2006
FRANKLIN - Grace Saunders Forbes, widow of George Daniel Forbes Sr.,
died June 1, 2006 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Suffolk, she
was the daughter of the late Ray Jerome and Ethel Butler Saunders and
granddaughter of the late Rev. Harry Harrison and Helen Sarah Whitehurst
Butler. She was a member of the Suffolk Christian Church and the
Daughters of the American Revolution Constantia Chapter in Suffolk. Mrs.
Forbers was the oldest living member of the Southampton Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary having served 6,103 recorded volunteer hours.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law G.Daniel and Pattie C.
Forbes of Franklin; two grandchildren, Winston Henderson and Carrie
Bigler; and two great-grandchildren Cameron Grace Bigler and Georgia
Claire Bigler. A graveside funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in
Poplar Spring Cemetery with Rev. Michael D. Halley officiating. The
family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wright Funeral
Home and suggests memorials be made to the Suffolk Christian Church, 216
North Main St., Suffolk, Va. 23434.
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** Narrative summary of the obituary –––
Grace Saunders Forbes, of Franklin, died 1 June 2006 in Southampton Memorial Hospital; she was the widow of George Daniel Forbes Sr. and the daughter of Ray Jerome and Ethel Butler Saunders.
A graveside funeral was held 3 June 2006 in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, with Rev. Michael D. Halley of Suffolk Christian Church officiating.
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GRACE GODFREY SAUNDERS FORBES
The Tidewater News, June 4, 2006
FRANKLIN - Grace Saunders Forbes, widow of George Daniel Forbes Sr., died June 1, 2006 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Suffolk, she was the daughter of the late Ray Jerome and Ethel Butler Saunders and granddaughter of the late Rev. Harry Harrison and Helen Sarah Whitehurst Butler. She was a member of the Suffolk Christian Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution Constantia Chapter in Suffolk. Mrs. Forbes was the oldest living member of the Southampton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary having served 6,103 recorded volunteer hours. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, G. Daniel and Pattie C. Forbes of Franklin; two grandchildren, Winston Henderson and Carrie Bigler; and two great-grandchildren, Cameron Grace Bigler and Georgia Claire Bigler. A graveside funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Poplar Spring Cemetery with Rev. Michael D. Halley officiating. The family received friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home and suggested memorials be made to the Suffolk Christian Church, 216 North Main St., Suffolk, Va. 23434.
Vital Statistics –––
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| Name | Grace Godfrey Saunders Forbes |
| Age | Unknown |
| Birth | Unknown; Suffolk, Virginia (estimated) |
| Death | 1 June 2006; Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Virginia |
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** Table of Relationships –––
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| Name | Relationship | Residence |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
| Grace Saunders Forbes | Decedent | Franklin, Virginia |
| George Daniel Forbes Sr. | Predeceased husband | Unknown |
| Ray Jerome Saunders | Predeceased father | Unknown |
| Ethel Butler Saunders | Predeceased mother | Unknown |
| Rev. Harry Harrison Butler | Predeceased maternal grandfather | Unknown |
| Helen Sarah Whitehurst Butler | Predeceased maternal grandmother | Unknown |
| G. Daniel Forbes | Son | Franklin, Virginia |
| Pattie C. Forbes | Daughter-in-law | Franklin, Virginia |
| Winston Henderson | Grandchild | Unknown |
| Carrie Bigler | Grandchild | Unknown |
| Cameron Grace Bigler | Great-grandchild | Unknown |
| Georgia Claire Bigler | Great-grandchild | Unknown |
| Rev. Michael D. Halley | Officiant | Unknown |
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** Publication Details –––
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| Field | Value |
|----------|--------------------|
| Location | Franklin, Virginia |
| Name | The Tidewater News |
| Date | 4 June 2006 |
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** Other relevant information –––
• Member of Suffolk Christian Church
• Member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Constantia Chapter, Suffolk
• Oldest living member of Southampton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
• Served 6,103 recorded volunteer hours in hospital auxiliary
• Birth name was Grace Godfrey Saunders
[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/110782189/grace-godfrey-forbes
www.findagrave.com/memorial/110782109/george_daniel-forbes (spouse)
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/51709/poplar-spring-cemetery
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/pscindex.txt
]
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Formattinng and references by the Southampton Transcription Project]
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