Edith Clark Forbes

At the age of 99, Edith Clark Forbes peacefully went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Hermitage Health Care Center, Elizabethton. She was born February 25, 1910 and was the daughter of the late J. Frank and Maggie Treadway Clark. Edith was a wonderful, loving mother and devoted grandmother, and dearly loved her extended family. She was a member of the 1930 graduating class of Happy Valley High School.  Edith was owner/operator of Forbes Market on the Milligan Highway.  She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and making crafts. Anyone who had a meal around her table was blessed by her excellent skill as a cook. She was a fun-loving person with a great sense of humor. Edith was the oldest member of Hopwood Memorial Christian Church, where she was active for many years. She loved attending the Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center, where she had many friends. Edith participated in the Pinecrest Home Demonstration Club and enjoyed their activities.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Forbes was preceded in death by her husband W. T. “Bill” Forbes; brothers, Ray, Ralph and John Clark, sisters, Alta Smith, Dorothy Webb and Helen Lewis. She is survived by a son, Larry W. Forbes and his wife, Carla; a grandson, Brandon W. Forbes and his wife, Sarah and a granddaughter, Laura Forbes Allman and her husband, John; a sister-in-law, Alma Tester Clark and a brother-in-law, George W. Lewis.  A Celebration of Life Service for Edith Clark Forbes will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 12, 2009 in Hopwood Memorial Christian Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 6:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday prior to the service.  Graveside service and interment will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 13, 2009 in Mountain Home National Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Brandon Forbes, Johnny Clark, Dicky Clark, Larry Howell, Del Oakes and Tony Mottern. Honorary pallbearers will be Duard Walker, John Banks, Carl Hoffman, Jack Knowles, Jeff Holt, Jeff Kelly, Roy Hampton and Mike McKinney.  The family wishes to thank the staff of Hermitage Health Care Center, where Edith was lovingly cared for and treated with respect and dignity. We appreciate the Caris Hospice nurses who cared for Edith in her final days.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hopwood Memorial Christian Church, Milligan College, TN 37682 or to Gideons International, P. O. Box 1951, Elizabethton, TN 37644.Read Obituary