Marjorie Forbes
96, Former El Centro resident
Mar. 24, 1924 - Aug. 12, 2020
Marjorie Alice Roberts Forbes passed away A ugust 12, 2020. She died peacefully in her sleep at the Parkview Memory Care F acility in N ational City, CA at the age of 96. Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2 020 at 11 a.m. at E vergreen C emetery, 201 E. Gillett Road, El Centro, CA.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ambrose G. Forbes (AG), her parents; Arthur Holman R oberts and Helen Catherine Clos Roberts; brothers Delore Arthur (Jim) Roberts and Robert Leland Roberts.
She is the mother of Marjorie Ann Forbes and Richard Alan F orbes, grandmother t o Laura Marcail Waligorski and Anna Valeria Bailon, grandmother- in- law t o Joel Bailon a nd great grandmother to Ryan J oseph and Kaitlyn G race Bailon, and Aunt to 7 nieces and 1 nephew their spouses and children.
Known as Margie, she was born i n Los Angeles, CA a nd grew up in El Centro, C A during the depression. She was a wife, mother, friend, an artist, a camper, banker and always very active i n the community.
Margie and AG married March 21, 1943 during WWII a nd she accompanied him to Aberdeen Proving grounds in M D. After the war she became active i n American L egion A uxiliary serving many years, w as Past President, and admitted to their honor organization. After WWII she became a housewife and mother of 2. When the youngest entered school she went to w ork at S ecurity Bank, where over 30 years she worked her way from Secretary to the first woman manager in a ny bank in Imperial County a nd third women manager in SPNB’s 600 branches. (appointed 1968) retiring after 15 years as management.
She was a woman o f boundless energy always interested in art and started pursuing it seriously i n the 1960s. She joined the Imperial Valley Art Association a nd was a loyal member for 20 years and as President for 2 years. She traveled to take classes f rom other artists and when she moved to O ceanside she joined Carlsbad O ceanside Art League.
She continued with community service serving on the boards o f Central Valley Medical Foundation, El Centro Regional Hospital Auxiliary Imperial Valley, Symphony Society, B oard of Directors of El Centro Salvation Army, O ceanside Senior Citizens Commission, California Senior Housing Coalition, Carlsbad O ceanside Art League member and holding many offices.
In lieu of flowers donations are welcome at CUHS ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP. The donations are made directly to “IVC Foundation” with note “for CUHS Alumni Scholarship Fund” on the Memo line of checks. Please mail them directly to Maggie Forbes, 7660 Fay Ave. Suite H 223, La Jolla, CA 92037 so we can send a thank you note. We will forward them t o the committee and they will also send a thank you note as well as a tax deduction form.
CUHS Alumni Scholarship Fund has awarded a total of $41,250 in scholarships to 31 deserving recipients from 2012 through 2019. Many of our scholars have g raduated from SDSU/CALX and are currently pursuing their dreams.