Mr.
Forrest Glenn Moler Jr. Class
1948
As originally published on Wednesday, December 31, 2008
.
Forrest Glenn Moler Jr., 77, of
Knoxville
, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in
Ocala
,
Fla.
He was
born Aug. 6, 1931, in
Brunswick
, and was the son of the late Forrest Glenn Moler Sr. and Helen Loy
Moler.
Forrest owned and operated Moler's Market for 35 years, having closed
the business following a stroke.
He was a member of the
New York
Hill
United
Methodist
Church
in
Brunswick
.
Forrest was a 1948 graduate
of
Brunswick
High School
. He helped start football at
Brunswick
High School
, supported midget football and the Brunswick Little League.
He served
on the board of directors of the Bank of Brunswick. He also was an
honorary member of the Brunswick Fire Co. and supported the ambulance
company. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1582 and
Brunswick Masonic Lodge 191 AF and AM, both of
Brunswick
. He received many citations for outstanding service to the
Brunswick
community.
Forrest
was also a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ferne Rice Moler, at home; one
son, Zandy Glen Moler and wife, Carol, of Knoxville; one sister,
Jacqueline McCoy and husband, James, of Timonium; one brother, Robert
Moler and wife, Ardeth, of Knoxville; one aunt, Mildred Loy of Leesburg,
Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at the
Brownsville
Church
of the Brethren in
Brownsville
. Pastor Noni Sigler and the Rev. Alan Smith will officiate. Interment
will be in
Brownsville
Heights
Cemetery
.
The
family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2,
at John T. Williams Funeral Home,
100 Petersville Road
,
Brunswick
. Brothers of the Brunswick Masonic Lodge will hold a service at 7:30
p.m.
Pallbearers
will be Charles Shrum, Brent Bell, Dave Wolfe, William Miller, Terry
Wolfe and Charlie Smith. Honorary bearers will be former Brunswick bank
directors, Roland Biser, William Hemp, David Brock, James Draper, Robert
Hooper, William Sauser, John Croghan, Charles Thorton, Robert Moler and
Floyd Wickham