Myron was one of ten children of Andrew Jackson & Margaret Daily (Jarvis) Forbes.
On 6 Nov 1901 in S. Norfolk Myron married Janie Sparrow Grimstead. The couple had two known children, Helen Alese (Reeves)and Margaret Elizabeth (Turner).
During the 1920s Myron was the President of Pierce Arrow Mtr Car Co, in Buffalo, NY.
Obituary courtesy of Dottie (#47226067)
M.E. FORBES, ONCE HEADED PIERCE-ARROW
NORFOLK - Myron Edson Forbes, 86, former president of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and a resident of Norfolk many years, died Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.
A native of Jarvisburg, N.C., he was the husband of the late Mrs. Janie S. Forbes and a son of Andrew Jackson and Mrs. Margaret Daisy Jarvis Forbes.
His first job, in 1893, was in the business office of the old Norfolk Landmark. He was married in Norfolk in 1901. In 1909 he became a certified public accountant in Chicago.
In 1919 he rose to treasurer of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and in 1922 became its president. He stepped out of the presidency in 1929 after the stock market crashed and the company was acquired by Studebaker Corp.
At 78 he still was active in real estate in Buffalo, N.Y. He retired several years ago at Pasadena.
In a 1957 interview, he said the Pierce-Arrow was the "aristocrat" of the automobile field and far ahead of its time. He said all presidents from Taft to Hoover preferred Pierce-Arrows.
A brother, Charles H. Forbes, was a barber here many years.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James A. Reeves and Mrs. Stephen Turner of Pasadena; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The body will be brought to Norfolk's H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments.
A funeral service will be held in Elmwood Cemetery Thursday at 2 p.m.
The Virginian Pilot Wednesday May 18, 1966
On 6 Nov 1901 in S. Norfolk Myron married Janie Sparrow Grimstead. The couple had two known children, Helen Alese (Reeves)and Margaret Elizabeth (Turner).
During the 1920s Myron was the President of Pierce Arrow Mtr Car Co, in Buffalo, NY.
Obituary courtesy of Dottie (#47226067)
M.E. FORBES, ONCE HEADED PIERCE-ARROW
NORFOLK - Myron Edson Forbes, 86, former president of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and a resident of Norfolk many years, died Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.
A native of Jarvisburg, N.C., he was the husband of the late Mrs. Janie S. Forbes and a son of Andrew Jackson and Mrs. Margaret Daisy Jarvis Forbes.
His first job, in 1893, was in the business office of the old Norfolk Landmark. He was married in Norfolk in 1901. In 1909 he became a certified public accountant in Chicago.
In 1919 he rose to treasurer of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and in 1922 became its president. He stepped out of the presidency in 1929 after the stock market crashed and the company was acquired by Studebaker Corp.
At 78 he still was active in real estate in Buffalo, N.Y. He retired several years ago at Pasadena.
In a 1957 interview, he said the Pierce-Arrow was the "aristocrat" of the automobile field and far ahead of its time. He said all presidents from Taft to Hoover preferred Pierce-Arrows.
A brother, Charles H. Forbes, was a barber here many years.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James A. Reeves and Mrs. Stephen Turner of Pasadena; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The body will be brought to Norfolk's H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments.
A funeral service will be held in Elmwood Cemetery Thursday at 2 p.m.
The Virginian Pilot Wednesday May 18, 1966
Myron was one of ten children of Andrew Jackson & Margaret Daily (Jarvis) Forbes.
On 6 Nov 1901 in S. Norfolk Myron married Janie Sparrow Grimstead. The couple had two known children, Helen Alese (Reeves)and Margaret Elizabeth (Turner).
During the 1920s Myron was the President of Pierce Arrow Mtr Car Co, in Buffalo, NY.
Obituary courtesy of Dottie (#47226067)
M.E. FORBES, ONCE HEADED PIERCE-ARROW
NORFOLK - Myron Edson Forbes, 86, former president of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and a resident of Norfolk many years, died Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.
A native of Jarvisburg, N.C., he was the husband of the late Mrs. Janie S. Forbes and a son of Andrew Jackson and Mrs. Margaret Daisy Jarvis Forbes.
His first job, in 1893, was in the business office of the old Norfolk Landmark. He was married in Norfolk in 1901. In 1909 he became a certified public accountant in Chicago.
In 1919 he rose to treasurer of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and in 1922 became its president. He stepped out of the presidency in 1929 after the stock market crashed and the company was acquired by Studebaker Corp.
At 78 he still was active in real estate in Buffalo, N.Y. He retired several years ago at Pasadena.
In a 1957 interview, he said the Pierce-Arrow was the "aristocrat" of the automobile field and far ahead of its time. He said all presidents from Taft to Hoover preferred Pierce-Arrows.
A brother, Charles H. Forbes, was a barber here many years.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James A. Reeves and Mrs. Stephen Turner of Pasadena; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The body will be brought to Norfolk's H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments.
A funeral service will be held in Elmwood Cemetery Thursday at 2 p.m.
The Virginian Pilot Wednesday May 18, 1966
On 6 Nov 1901 in S. Norfolk Myron married Janie Sparrow Grimstead. The couple had two known children, Helen Alese (Reeves)and Margaret Elizabeth (Turner).
During the 1920s Myron was the President of Pierce Arrow Mtr Car Co, in Buffalo, NY.
Obituary courtesy of Dottie (#47226067)
M.E. FORBES, ONCE HEADED PIERCE-ARROW
NORFOLK - Myron Edson Forbes, 86, former president of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and a resident of Norfolk many years, died Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.
A native of Jarvisburg, N.C., he was the husband of the late Mrs. Janie S. Forbes and a son of Andrew Jackson and Mrs. Margaret Daisy Jarvis Forbes.
His first job, in 1893, was in the business office of the old Norfolk Landmark. He was married in Norfolk in 1901. In 1909 he became a certified public accountant in Chicago.
In 1919 he rose to treasurer of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and in 1922 became its president. He stepped out of the presidency in 1929 after the stock market crashed and the company was acquired by Studebaker Corp.
At 78 he still was active in real estate in Buffalo, N.Y. He retired several years ago at Pasadena.
In a 1957 interview, he said the Pierce-Arrow was the "aristocrat" of the automobile field and far ahead of its time. He said all presidents from Taft to Hoover preferred Pierce-Arrows.
A brother, Charles H. Forbes, was a barber here many years.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James A. Reeves and Mrs. Stephen Turner of Pasadena; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The body will be brought to Norfolk's H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments.
A funeral service will be held in Elmwood Cemetery Thursday at 2 p.m.
The Virginian Pilot Wednesday May 18, 1966
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