Mary Bowman Forrest
December 20, 1939 ~ April 20, 2008
Resided in:
Fletcher, NC
Mary Rose Bowman Forrest
Fletcher, NC ~ Mary Rose Bowman Forrest, 68, of Fletcher, died on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at the Elizabeth House.
A native of Philadelphia, PA, Mrs. Forrest was a daughter of the late Ignatius and Helen Miller Bowman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Albert Forrest, who passed away in 2000.
Mrs. Forrest was a member of St. Barnabas Catholic Church, where she was the former secretary of St. Vincent de Paul Society. She also volunteered with Lilies of the Field Food Pantry.
She is survived by one daughter, Jennifer M. Miller and her husband, Edward, of Hampton, NJ; three sons, John M. Forrest and his wife, Kathie, of Palm Harbor, FL, Stephen Joseph Forrest and his wife, Meghan, of Asheville and Kenneth James Forrest of Asheville; five grandchildren, Michael, Jacqueline, Krystin, John and Christian; one sister, Helene Van Hoeven of Swarthmore, PA and one brother, Joseph Bowman of Westlake Village, CA.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at St. Barnabas Catholic Church in Arden, NC, with the Father Dean Cesa serving as Celebrant and Father Roger Arnsparger serving as Con-Celebrant.
Interment will follow at Shepherd Memorial Park, Naples, NC.
The rosary will be said at 6:00 PM on Friday, April 25, 2008 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian in Arden, NC with visitation following until 8:00 PM.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o, St. Barnabas Catholic Church, PO Box 38, Arden, NC 28704.
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I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH MARY MEANS TO ME. THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT HER, SHE CAME INTO DR KIM’S OFFICE WITH A SMILE AND A KIND WORD EVERY TIME. I AM VERY BLESSED TO HAVE KNOWN HER.
LOVE, CINDY FROM DR KIM’S OFFICE
We will miss you Mary. A true friend; warm; loving and very thoughtfull to everyone. Your suffering is over. The joy of being at peace in Heaven with the Lord is your reward. You are gone but will remain in our memory forever.
Vince & Barbara Indelicato
St. Barnabas Church
Knights of Columbus
We are so sorry to hear of the loss of Mary. She was always kind to us. Our prayers are with her and the family.
Love,
Tony, Erica, Taylor, Samantha and Jacob
Jen:
My deepest condolences and sincerest prayers are with you and your family. May you find strength in the family and friends that will surround you in this time of sorrow and more importantly in your faith.
God bless,
Scherry
Jen-
Our thoughts are with you at this time. My family and I will continue to pray for your Mom and your family in the hope that you can find some solace in this difficult time. Please let us know if you need anything.
Sincerely,
DW
Jen, I’m very sorry for the loss of your mom. I want to give you my deepest condolences.
Sincerely,
Eric
So sorry for your recent loss. We will keep you and your family in our prayers.
My deepest condolences to your family. Mary was very special to me. She was like a 2nd Mom at Jonathan’s (along with my actual Mom, Delores) and was always so pleasant, helpful and fun. She really looked out for everyone else and took care of us. I’ll always remember her smile, which she wore consistently. I will miss her dearly and pray for her.
With Sympathy,
Joe Ehrline
Jen:
My deepest condolences to you and your family. Your mother and your family will continue to be in my prayers.
Sincerely,
Lee
Dear Family, Please accept our condolences. It is with the utmost respect that we tell you that knowing both your Mom and your Dad has been our distinct privilege and honor to have known them and called them our dear friends. Sincerely and with love, Phyllis and Marv Jenkins
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of your mother. I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Mary at Kaufmann’s. She was just a really beautiful person. Always a smile on her face and a kind word to anyone she met. Knowing your mother was truely a privledge . I will keep you all in my prayers.
Kathi
Jen,
I was very sorry to hear about the loss of your mother, may the love and the memories of your love one sustain you in these dark hours. God Bless you and your family!
Sincerely,
Pat Smith
I would like to share my deepest condolenses to all of you at this time. I knew your mom threw my mom, phyllis. Everytime I look at my flowers on the side of my house i will think of your mom fondly-she gave them to us as a house warming present. She was a wonderful woman and i am blessed to have had known her. God bless and know she will never be far-she will always be in your heart.
Kelly Capaldi
Steve,
Phil and I are so sorry for your loss. We will remember your mother and your family in our prayers.
Deepest condolences from the Murphy Family.
Our hearts are with you all today during this difficult time. Mary was last up to visit with all of us last summer. We were as thrilled to see her as she was to see all of us. We all laughed together over dinner and had her revisit the memories of her times in Medford Lakes with Pat, our mom. We are so glad to have that happy memory of her and know that she and our mom are watching over all of us now.
God Bless.
The Pancoasts (Ray Sr, Brian, Kelli, Ray, Jodie, Mark and Debbie)
Jen, John, Stephen & Ken:
May all of your happy memories bring comfort to you. Remember the good times and how your Mom loved you. Love, Aunt Ginnie
Jen
So sorry to hear about your Mom,Mary.What a great person she was she was such a good friend to our grandson Brian when she had the store in Sweetwater and I worked with her at Kaufman’s in Egg Harbor and we enjoyed many lunches and laughs always.I know she will be missed.Love,Bert
We will miss Mary she was a good
person,and a wonderful friend.
Our prayers are with you all.