Myron Hal Forward

Myron Hal Forward, 92, of 5 Smokey Road, Asheville, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 2, 2009. A native of Lowell, MI, Hal was the son of the late Erwin Elston and Bessie Irene Blakeman Forward. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Erwin Elston Forward, Jr., of Three Rivers, MI. He 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. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Alta Jane Francoise Forward; sons, Mike Forward and wife Sylvia, and Jim Forward and wife Sue; grandchildren, Tom Forward and wife Dawn, Kris Forward and wife Bethany, all of Asheville, and Kelly Forward, of Charleston, SC; and great-grandchildren, Carson, and Avery. Military honors will be provided by Chaplain Richard Rockwell and the Asheville High School Marine JROTC Unit at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the NC State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or to Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd., Mills River, NC 28759. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting with the arrangements.