Billy Dean Forbes, Sr.
Billy Dean Forbes, Sr., 89, of Beaumont died August 11, 2005 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.
He was born on June 14, 1916 on the Osage Indian Reservation in Grenola, Oklahoma. Billy graduated from Winfield High School in 1935, his senior year he played on the Vikings basketball team and won 2nd in the state tournament. In 1939, Billy graduated from Pittsburg State University and was head basketball coach and shop teacher for four years.
In 1942 he enlisted in the United States Navy serving during World War II and discharged in 1946. After he left the service he met and married Lois E. Lind of Cambridge, Minnesota on October 14, 1944. They lived in Corpus Christi and Harlingen before moving to Beaumont in 1957 when Billy became the vocational coordinator for Beaumont High School for sixteen years before becoming a vocational counselor and retiring in 1978. After serving twenty years for the Naval Reserve, Billy retired as a Lieutenant Commander.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clara and Harry Forbes of Winfield, Kansas; his brother, Harry Forbes, Jr. and his sister, Ynema Ward both of Corpus Christi; his son, Billy D. Forbes, II of The Woodlands. Billy is survived by his wife, Lois Forbes, his daughter, Carol Gerberman and her husband Bill all of Cypress; his daughter-in-law, Cindy Forbes of The Woodlands; his grandchildren, Shawn Sheffield and her husband Ron of Tyler, Nicole and Sam Forbes of The Woodlands, Mark Gerberman of San Francisco, Daniel Gerberman of Cypress; great grandchildren, Aidan and Lindy Sheffield of Tyler.
Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with a graveside service at 1:15 P.M. on Monday, August 15, 2005 at Houston National Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive. A gathering of his family and friends will be Saturday evening August 14, 2005 from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 777 North Fourth Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701.
