Born Monday, December 31, 1923 in Lyon Co., KY, she was the daughter of the late Willie H. Bridges and the late Ellen S. (McCoy) Bridges. She was the wife of 70 years to the late Oscar Ross Forsythe. Mrs. Forsythe was a homemaker and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church.
Surviving are her son, David (Sandra) Forsythe of Calvert City, KY, daughters, Kaye (Chuck) Darnell of Paducah, KY, Faye (Donnie) Rudolph of Calvert City, KY, Judy (Larry) Doughty of Benton, KY, Brenda Travis of Benton, KY and Beth Gile of Benton, KY; grandchildren, Tiffany (Scott) Ives, Daniel Doughty, Cody (Kayla) Forsythe, Brittany (Nick) Tapp, Renee (Chris) Bauer, Annette (Chris) Harper, Eddie (LeeWhitney) Rudolph, Benji Bradley, Steven (Tarynn) Gile, Shaun (Taylor) Gile; 23 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Forsythe was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, by brothers, Hayse Bridges, Harry Bridges and Randall K. Bridges, sisters, Minnie Lee Boatwright, Pearl Scillion, Louise Gray, Anna Dee Mitchell and grandson, Rodney Dowdy.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 1, 2021 in the chapel of the Collier Funeral Home, Benton, KY with Jim H. Bridges officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Marshall Co. Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 1, 2021 until the funeral hour at 2:00 p.m. at the Collier Funeral Home, 211 West 5th Street, Benton, KY 42025.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Lakeview Baptist Church c/o Wayne Maddox, 504 Maddox Rd, Benton, KY 42025.