Rev. Forrest Merle Garner
(1924-2012)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Linda Lou Meier

Rev. Forrest Merle Garner 2

  • Born: 29 Jul 1924, Dayton, Montgomery, OH 2
  • Marriage (1): Linda Lou Meier on 27 Jun 1987 in , Clark, OH 1
  • Died: 9 Aug 2012, Northglenn, Adams, CO, USA at age 88 2

   FamilySearch ID: GM8W-16N.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 625 SE 35th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33904 in 1994 in Cape Coral, Lee, FL, USA. 3

2. Obituary: Dayton Daily News: obituary of Forrest Merle Garner on 12 Aug 2012 in Dayton, Montgomery, OH. 2 GARNER, Forrest Merle age 88, died Aug. 9 at his home in Northglenn, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his sister, Pauline Gertrude Times. He is survived by his wife, Linda Garner; his daughters Constance Hinkle, Roberta Rosichan, and Rebecca Aicher; four step children Tammy Robinson, Tari Bucher, Dan Bucher, and Doug Bucher; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Forrest graduated from Miamisburg High School in 1942, King's Pointe Maritime Academy in 1944, Otterbein College in 1951, and the United Theological Seminary in 1954. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the Merchant Marines. He was a Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite. During his career as a United Methodist minister, Forrest served Hyde Park UM in Cincinnati, Antioch UM in Dayton, Oakwood UM, Park Avenue UM in Hamilton, and Central UM in Springfield. A memorial will be held on Friday, August 17, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at Antioch United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Antioch United Methodist Church in Forrest's memory.


Forrest married Linda Lou Meier, daughter of Harold Charles Meier and Vercie Callahan, on 27 Jun 1987 in , Clark, OH.1 (Linda Lou Meier was born on 18 Jun 1946 in , , OH 4.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Forrest M. Garner m. 27 Jun 1987 Linda L. Bucher.

2 Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH), 12 Aug 2012, page 25, obituary of Forrest Merle Garner.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com), Forrest M. Garner, b. 29 Jul 1924, residence 1994 Cape Coral, FL.

4 Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998 (Ohio Birth Records. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Vital Records Office.), Certificate 1946055230 Linda Meier, b. 18 Jun 1946.



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