Sharon Lucille Forbes

Sharon Lucille Forbes

Ft. Morgan, CO

Age 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 5, 2022. She was born October 31, 1942, to Leroy and Lucille Bell in Spring Arbor, MI. She grew up around Jackson, MI and moved to live with sister and her family after High School. While living with her sister’s family in Ft. Morgan, CO, she met her husband, Vearlon Forbes. She married to her husband of 58 years, Vearlon Forbes on May 28, 1964, in Honolulu, HI, where her husband was stationed in the US Navy.

After her husband’s military service, they moved to Rawlins, WY, where Vearlon was employed for AT&T. They were transferred to Denver to work after three years and settled in Brighton, CO. They raise three sons in Brighton and moved to Ft. Morgan, CO after retirement to care for her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Donna Piltcher and brother Leroy Bell. She is survived by her husband, three sons; Greg (Lynda) Forbes, Brighton, CO; Keith (Pamela) Forbes, Cheyenne, WY; Grant (Sherry) Forbes, Knotts Island, NC; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Sharon touched many children’s lives as a Sunday school teacher and Bible school director.

Funeral services will be held at Platte Valley Baptist Church, 22750 US 34, Fort Morgan, CO on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 11:00 am. A lunch will follow the memorial service at the church.