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E. Wyatt Forrest

Cordele, GA

October 3, 1930 - September 9, 2020

E. Wyatt Forrest Obituary

CORDELE — Ernest Wyatt Forrest, 89, passed away on September 9, 2020, in Cordele, Ga. at Fellowship Home at Cordelia Manor. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at Sunnyside Cemetery. Social distancing and masks are recommended for those attending. Mr. Forrest was born in Cordele to the late William Jordan Forrest and the late Pearline Selph Forrest. He is preceded in death by his son, Jeff Forrest, his grandsons: Scott Crossfield, Jeffrey Forrest, Christopher Forrest and Adam Forrest; and his brother, Rev. Billy Forrest. He graduated from East Crisp High School. He believed in working and had worked for Pepsi, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and was elected Sheriff of Crisp County. He was a member of the Tippettville Baptist Church. Mr. Forrest loved music. He enjoyed writing songs and playing his guitar. In his retirement years, he played with his brother, Billy Forrest, and others at different social events, churches, and retirement homes. He had written 48 songs, mostly gospel, during his retirement. We will miss you dearly! We are proud of our Father's achievement during his life, and the work with his beautiful music. He will be missed by his family, and the many friends who loved him. He is survived by his wife: Barbara Hodge Forrest of Cordele, Ga.; his children: Brenda Heimberger of Anderson, S.C., Terry Forrest and his wife Eulene, Melinda Roebuck and her husband Gene of Bethlehem, Ga. and Becky Forehand and her husband Scott of Cordele; his step-son: Jeff Bodrey and his wife Paige of Cordele; his brother: Kenneth Forrest of Tallahassee, Fla.; and several grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We love you Daddy! Online condolences may be left at www.hughesandwright.com. Hughes & Wright Funeral Home, Inc. is entrusted with these arrangements.

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