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Myron Hal Forward
ASHEVILLE - Hal Forward. 92, of 5 Smokey Road. Asheville, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, Apnl 2, 2009.
A native of Lowell, Michigan, Hal was the son of the late Erwin Elston and Bessie Irene Blakeman Forward. He was preceded in death bv a brother, Erwin Elston Forward, Jr, of Three Rivers, Michigan. Mr. Forward is survived by his wife of sixty-seven years, Alta Jane Francoise Forward, son Mike Forward and wife Sylvia, son Jim Forward and wife Sue, grandchildren Tom Forward and wife Dawn, Kris Forward and wife Bethany, all of Asheville, and Kelly Forward, of Charleston, South Carolina, and great-grandchildren Carson and Avery. Hal attended George Washington University and was a Marine Corps veteran of WW II He was a retired Deputy Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps and was a member of both the Marine Corps Association and the Retired Officers Association.
Aside from his lifelong commitment to the Marine Corps, Hal will be remembered for his kindness, loyalty, and heartfelt, devotion to his family. He will be deeply missed by many
Military honors were provided by Chaplain Richard Rockwell and the Asheville High School Marine JROTC Unit at 2:00 PM Monday, April 6, at the NC State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue assisted with the arrangements. The online register is available at www grocefuneralhome.com.
In Leiu of flowers, memorials may be made to Care-Partners Hospice Foundation. PO. Box 25338, Asheville. NC 28813 or Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road. Mills River. NC 28759.
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