Courtney Torrell Forbes was born March 14th, 1979 in Flint Michigan to Wanda & Roger Forbes Jr. He passed away peacefully at his home in Monroe, Georgia on December 5th, 2020

Please Join us on Sunday, December 27, 2020 @ 4:00 p.m. as we celebrate memories of Courtney Forbes; (Beloved Son, Brother, Father, Nephew, Uncle, Cousin and Friend)

This will be held via live Zoom Conferencing

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Throughout the 41 years of his life, he remained physically active, always optimistic even after learning that COPD was the cause of his recent illness. True to his nature he tirelessly searched for a way to live his life more comfortably, but unfortunately he lost that battle.

He initially attended schools in Flint and Saginaw Michigan and later, in Lilburn and Lawrenceville Georgia. He worked for Lazy Boy Delivery and also worked a few years with his “pops” Barry Kerns. But for the past 6 years he worked for Hitachi Motors in Monroe, where he met HR Director, Javier Montalvo who inspired him to start a personal Bible Study on www.jw.org

Everyone who knew Courtney said that he was quite a character. He was the fun-loving comedian who wanted everyone to be happy all the time. He was extremely generous and was always, yes, ALWAYS loving and kind. He would often give you the shirt off his back and a huge bear hug that would still hurt even days later

Even though Courtney was a big tough guy on the outside, he was an extremely emotional person on the inside, who would cry at the drop of a dime.

The fact that he was so emotional came to be one of the things people loved about him because if he was crying, it was most likely because someone had touched him deeply by something they said or did.

There are many things to be said about Courtney such as, the way he loved his “MA” and how he still looked forward to her daily baby-talk

The way he loved spending time with his older sister (Qiana), her two sons (Kalin & Kavon) & her side-kick (Corey) He loved spending time with his four daughters and his fiancée and her two sons

He enjoyed sports almost as much as he enjoyed working on his Crown Vic. He was passionate about his cooking skills which he learned from his Aunt Debbie and like her, he loved cooking for people.

He would FaceTime with his father as often as he could and has enjoyed going fishing with his “pops” for the past 25 years. He also loved being with Uncle Jerry and Aunt Karen to watch throwback comedy and reminiscing with his Aunt Nita and Aunt Dorothy about his younger days.

One of the things everyone will miss about Courtney was how much he loved talking on the phone. When he wasn’t working it was not uncommon to find him talking on the phone with as many people as he possibly could connect to, and all of them at the SAME TIME!!

He would start with his cousin Tess and Lannie and before long there would be an entire room full of his other cousins enjoying the light hearted conversation for hours on end! No doubt they will all miss his efforts to keep the family connected.

Courtney was starting to write a brand new chapter in his life, one that would give him the hope of seeing his deceased family members again in the earthly resurrection as promised in the Bible at Acts 24:15 and Ps 37:10,11,29

Grandparents (S.A Gilbert and Clara Ampy) (Roger and Rosie Forbes Sr.) Most recently he lost his Aunt Liz, and Aunt Susie First cousins Sir and Wendy Gilbert And so many others who departed prior to his death!

Leaving to cherish his memory are: (His Father) Roger Forbes Jr (His Ma) Wanda Kerns (His Pops) Barry Kerns Sr (His Sister) Qiana Gilbert (2 Daughters with Adona Borders Forbes) Destine 22 Chasite 19 (2 Daughters with Tamika Sanders Forbes) Zaniya 16 Courtney 15 (2 Nephews) Kalin and Kavon Jolly (fiancée) Christina Harris and her two sons Davion and Jalin Sims

Also To cherish his memory Courtney leaves behind many uncles and aunts: Anthony (Loretta) AJ, Trave, Dorothy (Jesse) Jerry(Deborah) Don, Debbie (Kim) Stan (Jackie) Steve, Nita (Albert) Karen(Jerry) Boosie, Lesa Honorary Uncles and Aunts Gary & Sheila, Debra and Felix

He had a VERY special love and connection with each of his cousins; Tressa, Stacie, Tiffanie, Keisha, Terry, Twylah, AJ, Antonio, Dameon, Shontell, Daren, Travis Jr, Corey, Tyrone, Jamie, Randy, TJ, Richie, Jeff, Lanny, Toya, Misty, Pieretta, Jerry Jr. Ann, Bahjee, Donna, Shamara, Sleep, Gerrell, Gary, Lance, Darnell, Lynisha, Danisha, Gerald, Tony, Kiarah and Devontae, Ashley, Stanley Jr. Brionna, Dequandra, Rayshawn

“Friendship that lasts forever” LaShun was the big brother and loved him till the end Jerome was right there too and helped Ke’s heart to mend She could call on either one, but both would soon appear And listened to her rant and rave, and even dried each tear And his little brother Gerald, thinks this is just insane even changed his facebook page, to honor Courney’s name Steve was here in Georgia, back when we first arrived Their friendship took off quickly, and can never be denied Mann was also here, someone he grew to love They did so much together, they were stuck like hand & glove His friends Gober and Justin, they also played a big part And his good friend Terrace Bell, he was always in his heart And Roman was just “that guy” who gave him his first big break Treating him like a little brother no matter what was at stake

Special love to the cousins he literally talked to almost non stop... Tess, Lannie, Randy, Stacie, Tyrone, TJ, Jamie, Corry...

And please forgive me if I failed to mention anyone by their name, But If your heart is bleeding as is mine you’ll love him just the same...