Son of George and Rosie Baker Forrest.
Norman James Forrest, a member of the Pit River Tribe and lifetime Modoc resident, passed away in his sleep on November 13, 2019 at his home on the XL Ranch. Mr. Forrest was born March 18, 1925 in Alturas, California. According to a Modoc Record interview dated May 4, 2017 with Mr. Forrest, he was 18 at the time of his enlistment as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy during World War II and had finished high school at Modoc High. He was working in a local box factory after school and seeing many of his friends enlist; he felt it was the right thing to do. He was assigned to the Kennebago, a new ship, and he boarded it on its shakedown cruise from Mare Island Naval Station to the Aleutian Islands to deliver fuel. It carried heavy diesel, oil and aviation fuel. The ship was named after a river in Maine. This new tanker was built to be faster and be able to provide the necessary fuel to ships at sea and was armed with guns and depth charges. He manned some of the anti-aircraft turrets on the ship and had fired at the approaching enemy aircraft. The fuel ship was a plumb target from both Japanese aircraft and submarines that prowled the entire Pacific.
Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Modoc, working in several occupations, including the lumber mills in the area, on ranches, and started up his own hay hauling company with several trucks. He did that for about 10 years, and then the harrowbeds shut him out. He then worked on several ranches in Modoc and Nevada, building corrals and fences – miles of fences. He admitted he never liked working with cattle.
At one point he found a job advertisement in a box factory in Truckee, California. He applied, got the job and moved the family to Truckee. That job proved to be valuable and he got involved with the union at that location while working for Louisiana Pacific. He took an early retirement from that company and he came back to Modoc thereafter.
Forrest then became an evangelical preacher and preached throughout the west, including about a five-year stint in Oakland. When he came back to the Reservation, he founded the Brush Arbor Ministries, and built a church next to his home. He figures he spent about 22 years as a preacher.
He and Georgine Burdell Hunt Forrest were married for well over 50 years and raised four children, until her passing in June 1999. Norman continued to work hard, up at the crack of dawn and home after dark until the age of 80, cutting wood, building and making repairs.
He remained in great physical shape throughout his life until his last day, and was known to run Bobcat trail up to the top of the Rimrock, much to the amazement of his family.
He was a preacher, father, evangelist of the Word of God, a man of prayer, preaching and teaching the Word of God daily. He loved hunting and fishing with his boys and he loved his wife, his only daughter and his grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Georgine, granddaughter April Pauline Forrest and great-granddaughter Dominique Forrest. He spent 88 years of his life in Modoc County, the place he called home. His wishes were granted, as he desired to be at home at the time of his passing; whenever that would be.
He will continue to be cherished by his daughter, three sons, two granddaughters, three great-granddaughters, and great-great-grandson.
A memorial service will be held at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas on Saturday, November 30 at 11 a.m. A potluck gathering will follow at the Federated Church in Alturas.
Published in the Modoc County Record on November 21, 2019.
Norman James Forrest, a member of the Pit River Tribe and lifetime Modoc resident, passed away in his sleep on November 13, 2019 at his home on the XL Ranch. Mr. Forrest was born March 18, 1925 in Alturas, California. According to a Modoc Record interview dated May 4, 2017 with Mr. Forrest, he was 18 at the time of his enlistment as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy during World War II and had finished high school at Modoc High. He was working in a local box factory after school and seeing many of his friends enlist; he felt it was the right thing to do. He was assigned to the Kennebago, a new ship, and he boarded it on its shakedown cruise from Mare Island Naval Station to the Aleutian Islands to deliver fuel. It carried heavy diesel, oil and aviation fuel. The ship was named after a river in Maine. This new tanker was built to be faster and be able to provide the necessary fuel to ships at sea and was armed with guns and depth charges. He manned some of the anti-aircraft turrets on the ship and had fired at the approaching enemy aircraft. The fuel ship was a plumb target from both Japanese aircraft and submarines that prowled the entire Pacific.
Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Modoc, working in several occupations, including the lumber mills in the area, on ranches, and started up his own hay hauling company with several trucks. He did that for about 10 years, and then the harrowbeds shut him out. He then worked on several ranches in Modoc and Nevada, building corrals and fences – miles of fences. He admitted he never liked working with cattle.
At one point he found a job advertisement in a box factory in Truckee, California. He applied, got the job and moved the family to Truckee. That job proved to be valuable and he got involved with the union at that location while working for Louisiana Pacific. He took an early retirement from that company and he came back to Modoc thereafter.
Forrest then became an evangelical preacher and preached throughout the west, including about a five-year stint in Oakland. When he came back to the Reservation, he founded the Brush Arbor Ministries, and built a church next to his home. He figures he spent about 22 years as a preacher.
He and Georgine Burdell Hunt Forrest were married for well over 50 years and raised four children, until her passing in June 1999. Norman continued to work hard, up at the crack of dawn and home after dark until the age of 80, cutting wood, building and making repairs.
He remained in great physical shape throughout his life until his last day, and was known to run Bobcat trail up to the top of the Rimrock, much to the amazement of his family.
He was a preacher, father, evangelist of the Word of God, a man of prayer, preaching and teaching the Word of God daily. He loved hunting and fishing with his boys and he loved his wife, his only daughter and his grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Georgine, granddaughter April Pauline Forrest and great-granddaughter Dominique Forrest. He spent 88 years of his life in Modoc County, the place he called home. His wishes were granted, as he desired to be at home at the time of his passing; whenever that would be.
He will continue to be cherished by his daughter, three sons, two granddaughters, three great-granddaughters, and great-great-grandson.
A memorial service will be held at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas on Saturday, November 30 at 11 a.m. A potluck gathering will follow at the Federated Church in Alturas.
Published in the Modoc County Record on November 21, 2019.
Son of George and Rosie Baker Forrest.
Norman James Forrest, a member of the Pit River Tribe and lifetime Modoc resident, passed away in his sleep on November 13, 2019 at his home on the XL Ranch. Mr. Forrest was born March 18, 1925 in Alturas, California. According to a Modoc Record interview dated May 4, 2017 with Mr. Forrest, he was 18 at the time of his enlistment as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy during World War II and had finished high school at Modoc High. He was working in a local box factory after school and seeing many of his friends enlist; he felt it was the right thing to do. He was assigned to the Kennebago, a new ship, and he boarded it on its shakedown cruise from Mare Island Naval Station to the Aleutian Islands to deliver fuel. It carried heavy diesel, oil and aviation fuel. The ship was named after a river in Maine. This new tanker was built to be faster and be able to provide the necessary fuel to ships at sea and was armed with guns and depth charges. He manned some of the anti-aircraft turrets on the ship and had fired at the approaching enemy aircraft. The fuel ship was a plumb target from both Japanese aircraft and submarines that prowled the entire Pacific.
Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Modoc, working in several occupations, including the lumber mills in the area, on ranches, and started up his own hay hauling company with several trucks. He did that for about 10 years, and then the harrowbeds shut him out. He then worked on several ranches in Modoc and Nevada, building corrals and fences – miles of fences. He admitted he never liked working with cattle.
At one point he found a job advertisement in a box factory in Truckee, California. He applied, got the job and moved the family to Truckee. That job proved to be valuable and he got involved with the union at that location while working for Louisiana Pacific. He took an early retirement from that company and he came back to Modoc thereafter.
Forrest then became an evangelical preacher and preached throughout the west, including about a five-year stint in Oakland. When he came back to the Reservation, he founded the Brush Arbor Ministries, and built a church next to his home. He figures he spent about 22 years as a preacher.
He and Georgine Burdell Hunt Forrest were married for well over 50 years and raised four children, until her passing in June 1999. Norman continued to work hard, up at the crack of dawn and home after dark until the age of 80, cutting wood, building and making repairs.
He remained in great physical shape throughout his life until his last day, and was known to run Bobcat trail up to the top of the Rimrock, much to the amazement of his family.
He was a preacher, father, evangelist of the Word of God, a man of prayer, preaching and teaching the Word of God daily. He loved hunting and fishing with his boys and he loved his wife, his only daughter and his grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Georgine, granddaughter April Pauline Forrest and great-granddaughter Dominique Forrest. He spent 88 years of his life in Modoc County, the place he called home. His wishes were granted, as he desired to be at home at the time of his passing; whenever that would be.
He will continue to be cherished by his daughter, three sons, two granddaughters, three great-granddaughters, and great-great-grandson.
A memorial service will be held at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas on Saturday, November 30 at 11 a.m. A potluck gathering will follow at the Federated Church in Alturas.
Published in the Modoc County Record on November 21, 2019.
Norman James Forrest, a member of the Pit River Tribe and lifetime Modoc resident, passed away in his sleep on November 13, 2019 at his home on the XL Ranch. Mr. Forrest was born March 18, 1925 in Alturas, California. According to a Modoc Record interview dated May 4, 2017 with Mr. Forrest, he was 18 at the time of his enlistment as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy during World War II and had finished high school at Modoc High. He was working in a local box factory after school and seeing many of his friends enlist; he felt it was the right thing to do. He was assigned to the Kennebago, a new ship, and he boarded it on its shakedown cruise from Mare Island Naval Station to the Aleutian Islands to deliver fuel. It carried heavy diesel, oil and aviation fuel. The ship was named after a river in Maine. This new tanker was built to be faster and be able to provide the necessary fuel to ships at sea and was armed with guns and depth charges. He manned some of the anti-aircraft turrets on the ship and had fired at the approaching enemy aircraft. The fuel ship was a plumb target from both Japanese aircraft and submarines that prowled the entire Pacific.
Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to Modoc, working in several occupations, including the lumber mills in the area, on ranches, and started up his own hay hauling company with several trucks. He did that for about 10 years, and then the harrowbeds shut him out. He then worked on several ranches in Modoc and Nevada, building corrals and fences – miles of fences. He admitted he never liked working with cattle.
At one point he found a job advertisement in a box factory in Truckee, California. He applied, got the job and moved the family to Truckee. That job proved to be valuable and he got involved with the union at that location while working for Louisiana Pacific. He took an early retirement from that company and he came back to Modoc thereafter.
Forrest then became an evangelical preacher and preached throughout the west, including about a five-year stint in Oakland. When he came back to the Reservation, he founded the Brush Arbor Ministries, and built a church next to his home. He figures he spent about 22 years as a preacher.
He and Georgine Burdell Hunt Forrest were married for well over 50 years and raised four children, until her passing in June 1999. Norman continued to work hard, up at the crack of dawn and home after dark until the age of 80, cutting wood, building and making repairs.
He remained in great physical shape throughout his life until his last day, and was known to run Bobcat trail up to the top of the Rimrock, much to the amazement of his family.
He was a preacher, father, evangelist of the Word of God, a man of prayer, preaching and teaching the Word of God daily. He loved hunting and fishing with his boys and he loved his wife, his only daughter and his grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Georgine, granddaughter April Pauline Forrest and great-granddaughter Dominique Forrest. He spent 88 years of his life in Modoc County, the place he called home. His wishes were granted, as he desired to be at home at the time of his passing; whenever that would be.
He will continue to be cherished by his daughter, three sons, two granddaughters, three great-granddaughters, and great-great-grandson.
A memorial service will be held at Kerr Mortuary Chapel in Alturas on Saturday, November 30 at 11 a.m. A potluck gathering will follow at the Federated Church in Alturas.
Published in the Modoc County Record on November 21, 2019.
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