Porter M. Forbes

Mr. Porter M. Forbes, 72, of Elizabethton went home to be with the Lord Monday, April 5, 2010 at the James H. Quillen V.A. Medical Center following a brief illness. A native of Carter County, he was the son of the late William Cleveland and Evelyn Annalee Lewis Forbes. He retired from the U.S. Post Office after over thirty years of service. Mr. Forbes was a member of Big Springs Baptist Church and was a member of the Watauga Masonic Lodge #622. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean Conflict.            In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Lisa Forbes; two brothers, Robin Forbes and Douglas Forbes and a step-sister, Geraldine Walls. Survivors include his wife, Norma J. Forbes, of the home; a daughter, Tammy S. Hamm Miller and husband Bryan, Elizabethton; two grandchildren, Bryan Hamm and Derrick Hamm and wife Julie, all of Elizabethton; a sister, Carolyn Frazier, Elizabethton and two brothers, Lloyd Forbes, Athens, GA and Roger Forbes, Elizabethton. Many nieces and nephews also survive.            Funeral service for Mr. Porter M. Forbes will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Miller officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-7:00 P.M. on Wednesday prior to the service or at the residence at other times.            Graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Tim Carr, Carter Honeycutt, Joel Forbes, Lance Forbes, Klenard Forbes and Rouven Forbes. Honorary pallbearers will be Mack Cooke, Billy Mathes, Fred Gouge, Ken Talley, Jack Keene and Paul Brouder. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 9:15 A.M. on Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery.            In lieu of flowers to those who desire memorials may be made to the Big Springs Baptist Church, 171 Big Springs Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643.Read Obituary