Laura Taylor Forbes Obituary

With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Laura Taylor Forbes (Burlington, North Carolina), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on August 22, 2025 at the age of 83. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Laura Taylor Forbes to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Russell Taylor and Daisy Pender Taylor. She is survived by: her husband Herman Gather Forbes; her daughter Laurie Ann Thomas (Michael "Mike); her stepson Dennis Michael Forbes (Stephanie); her grandchildren, Nicholas "Nick" Thomas, Justin Buckner and Glenn Williams, Jr.; her stepgranddaughters, Elizabeth Forbes, Charlotte Forbes, Victoria Forbes and Josephine Forbes; her great grandchildren, Memphis Quakenbush and Lindsey Quakenbush; her brother Keith Taylor; her sister-in-law Hettie Moore; her daughter Brenda Faye Buckner; her grandson Jacob Lee Quakenbush; her siblings, Eva Gail Taylor, Faye Taylor Alcon and Robert Earl Taylor; and her brother-in-law Bill Moore. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Community Baptist Church, 1124 Hanford Road, Graham, NC 27253.