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Helen Alene Forbes Wylie
29 Nov 1918 – 8 Sep 2010
| Birth | 29 Nov 1918 |
| Death | 8 Sep 2010 |
| Cemetery | Owsley Union Cemetery Longview , McDonald County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Judie on 01 Jun 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91158625 |
Bio
Helen Alene Wylie, 91, longtime Missouri resident, left her earthly home to dwell in her heavenly home on Wed., Sept. 8, 2010. Alene was born at Natural Bridge, near Powell, MO on November 19, 1918 to Mart and Nellie Hopkins Forbes. She lived in southwest Missouri for most of her years, but also lived in Colorado and California. Alene met the love of her life, Glen Wylie, as she and her sister walked to church along a McDonald County road in 1933. Alene and Glen celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary before Glen's passing in 2003. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Mart and Nellie Forbes, her daughter and son in law, Shirley and Bruce Mahr; granddaughter, Abbey Radar in 1990; one brother, Jimmy Forbes and two sisters, Thresa Loftis and Dorthy Merkle. Alene is survived by her children, Robert Wylie and wife, Jeanette, Moreland, GA; Jerry Wylie and wife, Barbara, Neosho, Sandra Thurman and husband, Bill, Stella, MO; one sister, Joan Cooper and husband, Don, Anderson; one brother, Al Forbes and wife, Cindy, Neosho. She also leaves 14 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and 29 great great grandchildren. Alene will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends. She was a loving and devoted mother and homemaker. Friends and family were always welcome in her home, where they would be treated to a good meal, friendly conversation and sometimes entertainment as she played her Omni Chord and sang Christian songs. As a woman of faith, she spent much of her life attending, worshiping and supporting churches wherever she lived. She was a charter member of the Pink Ladies of Sale Memorial Hospital, now Freeman Neosho Hospital and used her lovely voice and Omni Chord to entertain residents at Medicalodge in Neosho for many years Facts: Born: November 29, 1918 Place of Birth: Powell, Missouri Death: September 8, 2010 Place of Death: Freeman West Hospital Occupation: Homemaker in her own home Organizations: She was a devout Christian Woman Survived by: Robert Martin (Jeanette) Wylie, Son and daughter in law Jerry Max (Barbara) Wylie, Son and daughter in law Sandra Nell (Bill) Thurman, Daughter and son in law Al Forbes (Cindy), Brother and sister in law Joan Cooper (Dan), Sister and brother in law Fourteen, Grandchildren Twenty-Eight, Great grandchildren Twenty-Nine, Great great grandchildren Preceded in Death by: Shirley Mahr , Daughter Bruce Mahr, Son in law Abbey Nichole Radar, Granddaughter
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- Thressa L. Forbes Loftis 1916–2005
- Dorothy May Forbes Markle 1921–2002
- E. Joan Wylie Forbes Cooper 1930–2019
- Francis Albert "Al" Forbes 1935–2018
Children
- Robert Martin "Bob" Wylie 1935–2019 FaG
- Shirley Kay Wylie Mahr 1939–1990 FaG
- Jerry Max Wylie 1947–2025 FaG
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