Early Life: Forest was born in Randolph, Utah, to William Muir and Ila Graham McKinnon.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: On August 18, 1955, Forest married the love of his life, Myrna Williams. They were married for over 60 years and had six children. Forest was a hard worker, and as many that knew him know, he also played hard. He was competitive in almost everything he did and whether it was something easy or hard, he had fun doing it. In 2000, Forest retired after 30 years as a railroad engineer. For 42 years, he lived in Atascadero, California, then moved to Kuna, Idaho, and then Modesto, California. Forest’s biggest love was his wife and a close second was his love of horses. He loved riding, rodeos, team roping and teaching it to anyone that wanted to learn. Many people would come over to his roping arena and enjoy roping with him. He was a very good horseman; he trained many horses and spent countless hours training other people’s horses as well. Forest was well loved by anyone that knew him. He was generous and would help anyone. He loved people and had many friends. He loved country music and he loved to dance with his wife, Myrna. He had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh and tell a good joke. He had a big heart. Forest was a member of the LDS Church and had many callings. One of his favorite callings was as a temple worker and going to the temple. This calling gave him a higher purpose and he cherished it. He was later called to be bishop of the Kuna 8th Ward. He was known as the "cowboy bishop". This calling allowed him to share his love for others on a grander scale. Forest will be missed by those that had the pleasure of knowing him. Forest Graham McKinnon passed away in Modesto, California, June 27, 2016. He was 79.
Survived By: His wife, Myrna Williams McKinnon; his six children: Kaleen Dixon (Keith) , Kevin (Daphne), Shaun (Denise), Scott (Cristi), Jeff (Melinda) and Heather Davis (Steve); a brother, Brian McKinnon; sister, Eileen Suggs; 32 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and three on the way.
Preceded In Death By:
Services: Benjamin LDS Church
Mortuary: Brown Family Mortuary
Final Rest: Benjamin Cemetery
Obituary: © Brown Family Mortuary | 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: On August 18, 1955, Forest married the love of his life, Myrna Williams. They were married for over 60 years and had six children. Forest was a hard worker, and as many that knew him know, he also played hard. He was competitive in almost everything he did and whether it was something easy or hard, he had fun doing it. In 2000, Forest retired after 30 years as a railroad engineer. For 42 years, he lived in Atascadero, California, then moved to Kuna, Idaho, and then Modesto, California. Forest’s biggest love was his wife and a close second was his love of horses. He loved riding, rodeos, team roping and teaching it to anyone that wanted to learn. Many people would come over to his roping arena and enjoy roping with him. He was a very good horseman; he trained many horses and spent countless hours training other people’s horses as well. Forest was well loved by anyone that knew him. He was generous and would help anyone. He loved people and had many friends. He loved country music and he loved to dance with his wife, Myrna. He had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh and tell a good joke. He had a big heart. Forest was a member of the LDS Church and had many callings. One of his favorite callings was as a temple worker and going to the temple. This calling gave him a higher purpose and he cherished it. He was later called to be bishop of the Kuna 8th Ward. He was known as the "cowboy bishop". This calling allowed him to share his love for others on a grander scale. Forest will be missed by those that had the pleasure of knowing him. Forest Graham McKinnon passed away in Modesto, California, June 27, 2016. He was 79.
Survived By: His wife, Myrna Williams McKinnon; his six children: Kaleen Dixon (Keith) , Kevin (Daphne), Shaun (Denise), Scott (Cristi), Jeff (Melinda) and Heather Davis (Steve); a brother, Brian McKinnon; sister, Eileen Suggs; 32 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and three on the way.
Preceded In Death By:
Services: Benjamin LDS Church
Mortuary: Brown Family Mortuary
Final Rest: Benjamin Cemetery
Obituary: © Brown Family Mortuary | 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Early Life: Forest was born in Randolph, Utah, to William Muir and Ila Graham McKinnon.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: On August 18, 1955, Forest married the love of his life, Myrna Williams. They were married for over 60 years and had six children. Forest was a hard worker, and as many that knew him know, he also played hard. He was competitive in almost everything he did and whether it was something easy or hard, he had fun doing it. In 2000, Forest retired after 30 years as a railroad engineer. For 42 years, he lived in Atascadero, California, then moved to Kuna, Idaho, and then Modesto, California. Forest’s biggest love was his wife and a close second was his love of horses. He loved riding, rodeos, team roping and teaching it to anyone that wanted to learn. Many people would come over to his roping arena and enjoy roping with him. He was a very good horseman; he trained many horses and spent countless hours training other people’s horses as well. Forest was well loved by anyone that knew him. He was generous and would help anyone. He loved people and had many friends. He loved country music and he loved to dance with his wife, Myrna. He had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh and tell a good joke. He had a big heart. Forest was a member of the LDS Church and had many callings. One of his favorite callings was as a temple worker and going to the temple. This calling gave him a higher purpose and he cherished it. He was later called to be bishop of the Kuna 8th Ward. He was known as the "cowboy bishop". This calling allowed him to share his love for others on a grander scale. Forest will be missed by those that had the pleasure of knowing him. Forest Graham McKinnon passed away in Modesto, California, June 27, 2016. He was 79.
Survived By: His wife, Myrna Williams McKinnon; his six children: Kaleen Dixon (Keith) , Kevin (Daphne), Shaun (Denise), Scott (Cristi), Jeff (Melinda) and Heather Davis (Steve); a brother, Brian McKinnon; sister, Eileen Suggs; 32 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and three on the way.
Preceded In Death By:
Services: Benjamin LDS Church
Mortuary: Brown Family Mortuary
Final Rest: Benjamin Cemetery
Obituary: © Brown Family Mortuary | 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: On August 18, 1955, Forest married the love of his life, Myrna Williams. They were married for over 60 years and had six children. Forest was a hard worker, and as many that knew him know, he also played hard. He was competitive in almost everything he did and whether it was something easy or hard, he had fun doing it. In 2000, Forest retired after 30 years as a railroad engineer. For 42 years, he lived in Atascadero, California, then moved to Kuna, Idaho, and then Modesto, California. Forest’s biggest love was his wife and a close second was his love of horses. He loved riding, rodeos, team roping and teaching it to anyone that wanted to learn. Many people would come over to his roping arena and enjoy roping with him. He was a very good horseman; he trained many horses and spent countless hours training other people’s horses as well. Forest was well loved by anyone that knew him. He was generous and would help anyone. He loved people and had many friends. He loved country music and he loved to dance with his wife, Myrna. He had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh and tell a good joke. He had a big heart. Forest was a member of the LDS Church and had many callings. One of his favorite callings was as a temple worker and going to the temple. This calling gave him a higher purpose and he cherished it. He was later called to be bishop of the Kuna 8th Ward. He was known as the "cowboy bishop". This calling allowed him to share his love for others on a grander scale. Forest will be missed by those that had the pleasure of knowing him. Forest Graham McKinnon passed away in Modesto, California, June 27, 2016. He was 79.
Survived By: His wife, Myrna Williams McKinnon; his six children: Kaleen Dixon (Keith) , Kevin (Daphne), Shaun (Denise), Scott (Cristi), Jeff (Melinda) and Heather Davis (Steve); a brother, Brian McKinnon; sister, Eileen Suggs; 32 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and three on the way.
Preceded In Death By:
Services: Benjamin LDS Church
Mortuary: Brown Family Mortuary
Final Rest: Benjamin Cemetery
Obituary: © Brown Family Mortuary | 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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