A funeral service for Jack "Pappy" Forbes, 54, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2025, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 28, 2025, at the funeral home.

Jack was born on March 12, 1971, in Marshall, Texas to Calvin James Forbes and Mellie Lucille Jones Forbes and passed away on December 23, 2025, at his home in Marshall after a long hard fought battle with cancer for 3 years.

He married Cindy Michelle Oney on March 5, 1994, in Marshall, Texas and the two remained married until his passing. He loved fishing, hunting and being outdoors. On his days off he would sit on the back porch and watch the birds. He loved to watch baseball and football. He watched the Texas Rangers until the end and then would watch the Buffalo Bills. He loved to laugh and loved his family. His grand babies were his #1 priority.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin and Mellie Forbes; father-in-law, Alton Oney; brother-in-law, David Oney and his favorite uncle, B.W. George.

He is survived by his wife, Cindy Forbes; his beautiful daughters, Emily Terry and husband, Ian, Ashley Pribble and husband, David and his son and best friend, Cody Forbes; sister, Callie Dorchester and husband, Paul; grandchildren, Blake Terry, Braxton Terry, Brynlee Terry, Aubree Pribble, Dakota Pribble and CJ Pribble; mother-in-law, Wilma Oney; nephews, Paul Dorchester and wife, Amanda and Scott Dorchester and great nephew, Calvin Dorchester along with numerous other family and friends.