Bradley W. Forshey

Bradley Webster Forshey of Oak Grove, Marietta, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 11:25 pm at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Marietta on January 18, 1931, a son of Clyde and Nellie Carpenter Forshey.  Brad was a graduate of Marietta High School and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.  He was retired from Airolite Company and was a member of the Sixth and Washington Street Church of Christ and the VFW.  He enjoyed metal detecting, fishing and spoiling his grandchildren and spending time with his neighbors.

 On March 14, 1952, he married Patty Jean Duffy who preceded him in death on November 25, 2003.  He is survived by 3 children:  Brenda (Greg) Truex, Bradley L. (Ruth) Forshey both of Marietta, and Bobby (Angie) Forshey of Fleming, special niece Sue (Jim) Mellon of Marietta; grandchildren:  John Bradley Forshey, Sarah Elaine Forshey, Beverly Evie Forshey and Emily Rose Forshey.  Also surviving are 2 sisters:  Charolett Carpenter and Bessie (Carl) Lang.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, daughter Beverly Lou Forshey, and brothers and sisters:  Evelyn Violia Kidd, Gertrude Ball, Cleona Harlow, Bernard Forshey, Dwight Forshey, Nellie Forshey, and Fredrick Forshey.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday (Feb. 7) at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with Roger Rush officiating.  Burial will follow at East Lawn Memorial Park with full military rites. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday after 2 pm; the family will be present from 2 to4 and 6 to 8.  Messages of sympathy may be shared at: www.mslfuneralhome.com.