Hollis Loren Forbes (1902-1938)

CALDWELL, COPPOCK, FORBES, GENTRY, HOURIHAN, JERRELL, VORHIES, WATTS, WHITE

Posted By: Volunteer Paul French
Date: 2/5/2007 at 19:27:00

HOLLIS LOREN FORBES

The Congregational church was filled with relatives and friends for the funeral services of Hollis Forbes, Wednesday afternoon of last week. Many coming from the communities of Iowa City, Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant and Salem. The men of the department of Louden’s factory and in which Mr. Forbes was an electric welder, attended the services in a body as well as members of the Salem O. E. S. chapter. The abundance of beautiful flowers and the large number of persons present was symbolic of the esteem and love of the many friends of Hollis and his family. Rev. Gilbert Voorhies, pastor of the Fairfield Presbyterian church read a number of portions of the scripture and soft music was played on the piano by Mrs. Voorhies. Interment was in the South cemetery and the close friends who were pallbearers, were Ralph Coppock, Iowa City; Ted Jerrell, Ed. Caldwell, Mt. Pleasant; H. B. Gentry, Fairfield; Wilbur Watts and Ralph White, Salem.

Hollis Loren Forbes, son of James and Mary Kerr Forbes, was born at Saguache, Colorado June 1, 1902. In 1923 he moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where for a number of years he made his home with his mother and sister.

He was married to Miss Louva Hourihan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hourihan, Salem, Iowa, June 29, 1930. For some time they resided at Salem where he was employed in the postoffice. Since 1936, he has been employed at the Louden machinery company, Fairfield, Iowa.

He passed away on January 17, 1938 following an operation a month before for mastoids. He was preceded ni [sic] death by his parents and one sister, who died in infancy. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Louva Forbes, Fairfield, and one sister, Miss Florence Forbes, Mt. Pleasant.

We wish to express our sincere appreciation for the many kindnesses es [sic] extended to us in our recent bereavement.

Mrs. Hollis L. Forbes,
Miss Florence J. Forbes.

Source: undated newspaper clipping with no source cited contained in “Family History” of the Barker, Sherod, and Forbes families and descendants compiled by Bernadine Forbes Clark, December 1980.