July 12, 2016 - Emergency personnel honored Jim Forbes following funeral services held in Center on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Center.
The Center Fire Department ladder truck was stationed near Oaklawn Memorial Park on State Highway 7 East where the funeral procession would pass beneath.
Mr. Forbes was a Center City Councilman, weatherman, and formerly a fireman with the Center Fire Department. In recognition of his service to the fire department he was transported from the church to his final resting place on the Center Fire Department's 1939 Seagrave fire engine.
Also escorting the procession were Center Police Officers and the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department.
During the service at Oaklawn Memorial Park the final call for Mr. Forbes #413 was announced over the Center Fire Department frequency.
Read Mr. Forbes obituary: James William Forbes
