Mr. Forrest Edward Abney, age 84, of Valley, Alabama passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Lanett, Alabama.

     Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 2:00P.M. EDT at the Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home chapel in Valley with interment following in Marseilles Cemetery in West Point, GA. The Rev. Chuck Anderson, the Rev. Perry Duffey, and the Rev. William (Bill) Williams officiating. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home Wednesday evening from 6:00P.M. EDT until 8:00P.M. EDT.

     Mr. Abney was born on April 3, 1932 in Lanett, Alabama on 7 Grant Street, which is now known as south 12th Street in Lanett. His parents were the late Izora Lashley Abney and the late Thomas Allen Abney.

     Mr. Abney is survived by his wife, Juanita Abney, Valley; children, Forrest Eugene Abney, Gail Juanita Abney (Trey Lindstrom), Cumming, GA; grandchildren, Chapman Lindstrom, Kirstin Lindstrom, both of Cumming, GA., John Abney, Alpharetta, GA., Paige Abney, Cumming, GA. Three of these grandchildren are now in college and Paige, the Caboose, has 8 years to wait. He is also survived by his brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws, Phillip and June Majors David Majors, Allen and Pat Majors, Carolyn Pritchard, all from Lanett, Shirley and Barney Austin, LaGrange, GA., Stephen and Gail Majors, Ozark, AL.; and a host of nieces and nephews.

     Forrest Abney was drafted January 28, 1953 at the age of 20. He said this was the beginning of his life because he had very, very little change. He spent 21 years and 11 months in the Army and the Alabama National Guard. This was a great improvement in his life in that he fell in love with all the men that he came in contact with and today continues to send those Christmas cards.

     He was a city letter carrier in the West Point Post Office. He was appointed to the rural letter carrier position by President Richard M. Nixon. He was a member of the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association for 35 years and was a paid delegate for 27 of those years. His membership in this association gave him the opportunity to travel the country in a motor home to 49 states. When Forrest retired on July 3, 1989, he and Nita went and lived in Hawaii for 30 days.

     He was a member of the Alabama American Legion, District 24. He served as membership chairman and the 24th District Commander. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign War, the Disabled American Veterans, and served as membership chairman. In addition, he served as the public relations officer and helped many members to get assistance and help with their disability benefits. He and his wife, Nita, helped to raise money for the disabled American veterans to purchase a new van.

     Mr. Abney requested that all members of the National Guard of his day be honorary pallbearers.

     Please visit our website at www.johnsonbrownservicefh.com to sign the online guest book.

     Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley is directing.

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