Milon Clyde Forbes, aged 75, of Catawba passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his residence.
He was born on December 21, 1945 in Catawba County to the late Rodison and Coline Whitner Forbes. Milon was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He took early retirement from the trucking industry, but he ultimately returned to trucking until the day of his passing. Through his connections in the industry, he was also fortunate enough to combine the loves he held for racing and his job, as he came to transport race cars for some of his favorite teams.
He was fond of sprint car racing in every way, and had a life-long passion for riding motorcycles. In his younger days, he spent much of his time building cars and working for race car teams in Hickory. Though he was deeply passionate about dirt track sprint car racing, he cared even more for his family. All of his friends and family knew him as a kind, humorous, and loving man. Milon valued the people in his life more than anything else, and he always made a point to celebrate the birthdays of his family. Although he is now in Heaven with the God he loved so purely and deeply, the love that he carried for those of us he left behind remains unconditional and everlasting.
Those left to honor and cherish his family are a his son, Michael Forbes of Newton; daughter. Sonia Clayborne and husband Jason of Newton; and grandchildren. Cleome Clayborne and Marley Clayborne.
A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Milon's life, will be held on Monday, March 22, 2021 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at Bennett Funeral Service. All who knew him are more than welcome to attend. The gathering will be followed by by military honors presented by the Honor Guard of The American Legion Post # 544 from Hickory.
The Forbes Family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Newton.
He was born on December 21, 1945 in Catawba County to the late Rodison and Coline Whitner Forbes. Milon was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He took early retirement from the trucking industry, but he ultimately returned to trucking until the day of his passing. Through his connections in the industry, he was also fortunate enough to combine the loves he held for racing and his job, as he came to transport race cars for some of his favorite teams.
He was fond of sprint car racing in every way, and had a life-long passion for riding motorcycles. In his younger days, he spent much of his time building cars and working for race car teams in Hickory. Though he was deeply passionate about dirt track sprint car racing, he cared even more for his family. All of his friends and family knew him as a kind, humorous, and loving man. Milon valued the people in his life more than anything else, and he always made a point to celebrate the birthdays of his family. Although he is now in Heaven with the God he loved so purely and deeply, the love that he carried for those of us he left behind remains unconditional and everlasting.
Those left to honor and cherish his family are a his son, Michael Forbes of Newton; daughter. Sonia Clayborne and husband Jason of Newton; and grandchildren. Cleome Clayborne and Marley Clayborne.
A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Milon's life, will be held on Monday, March 22, 2021 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at Bennett Funeral Service. All who knew him are more than welcome to attend. The gathering will be followed by by military honors presented by the Honor Guard of The American Legion Post # 544 from Hickory.
The Forbes Family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Newton.
Milon Clyde Forbes, aged 75, of Catawba passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his residence.
He was born on December 21, 1945 in Catawba County to the late Rodison and Coline Whitner Forbes. Milon was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He took early retirement from the trucking industry, but he ultimately returned to trucking until the day of his passing. Through his connections in the industry, he was also fortunate enough to combine the loves he held for racing and his job, as he came to transport race cars for some of his favorite teams.
He was fond of sprint car racing in every way, and had a life-long passion for riding motorcycles. In his younger days, he spent much of his time building cars and working for race car teams in Hickory. Though he was deeply passionate about dirt track sprint car racing, he cared even more for his family. All of his friends and family knew him as a kind, humorous, and loving man. Milon valued the people in his life more than anything else, and he always made a point to celebrate the birthdays of his family. Although he is now in Heaven with the God he loved so purely and deeply, the love that he carried for those of us he left behind remains unconditional and everlasting.
Those left to honor and cherish his family are a his son, Michael Forbes of Newton; daughter. Sonia Clayborne and husband Jason of Newton; and grandchildren. Cleome Clayborne and Marley Clayborne.
A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Milon's life, will be held on Monday, March 22, 2021 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at Bennett Funeral Service. All who knew him are more than welcome to attend. The gathering will be followed by by military honors presented by the Honor Guard of The American Legion Post # 544 from Hickory.
The Forbes Family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Newton.
He was born on December 21, 1945 in Catawba County to the late Rodison and Coline Whitner Forbes. Milon was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He took early retirement from the trucking industry, but he ultimately returned to trucking until the day of his passing. Through his connections in the industry, he was also fortunate enough to combine the loves he held for racing and his job, as he came to transport race cars for some of his favorite teams.
He was fond of sprint car racing in every way, and had a life-long passion for riding motorcycles. In his younger days, he spent much of his time building cars and working for race car teams in Hickory. Though he was deeply passionate about dirt track sprint car racing, he cared even more for his family. All of his friends and family knew him as a kind, humorous, and loving man. Milon valued the people in his life more than anything else, and he always made a point to celebrate the birthdays of his family. Although he is now in Heaven with the God he loved so purely and deeply, the love that he carried for those of us he left behind remains unconditional and everlasting.
Those left to honor and cherish his family are a his son, Michael Forbes of Newton; daughter. Sonia Clayborne and husband Jason of Newton; and grandchildren. Cleome Clayborne and Marley Clayborne.
A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Milon's life, will be held on Monday, March 22, 2021 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at Bennett Funeral Service. All who knew him are more than welcome to attend. The gathering will be followed by by military honors presented by the Honor Guard of The American Legion Post # 544 from Hickory.
The Forbes Family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Newton.
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