Mr. Forbes was born April 10, 1883 in Topeka, where he had lived most of his life. He had been a scale operator for the Forbes Mill.
He was a 50-year member of the Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF&AM, Scottish Rite and York Rite bodies, Arab Shrine, Helena Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and Ancient Toltec Rite. He was past grand commander emeritus of the Grand Council of Ancient Toltec.
His wife, Helen Forbes, died in July 1966.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Grace Finchley, Mrs. Mervin Miller and Mrs. Maude Graff, all of Porterville, Calif.; and a brother, Elmer Forbes, Sacramento, Calif.