Obituary of Marvin Eugene Forney, Jr.

Marvin (Buster) Eugene Forney Jr., 64 of Waynesville, NC who resided in Sylva, NC went home to be with the Lord on December 1, 2021. He is preceded in death by his wife Alice Mae (Wolfe) Forney (of 20 years) and parents Marvin Eugene Forney Sr. and Helen Castanna (Churchwell) Forney. He is survived by 4 sisters Mallie Forney( Waynesville NC) Marie (Michael) Graham Canton NC, Pearl (Fredrick) Riley Clayton NC, Evelyn Stephens (Wilson NC), 2 brothers Jonas Forney (Estella McKinney) Canton NC, Daryl (Kim) Forney Waynesville NC and a host of nieces and nephews. He is also survived by the family of his late wife Alice Mae Forney which includes, stepchildren, Sherry Wachacha and Tracy (Antonio) Ramos both of Sylva, NC; brothers-in-laws, Robert Wolfe (Nita) and Glenn Wolfe both of Cherokee, NC; sisters-in-laws, Mary Lambert (Earnest), Pearl Wolfe and Berdina Salazar all of Cherokee, NC; Ten Grandchildren and 26 Great-Grandchildren. Buster enjoyed watching football especially the Cowboys and Redskins. He enjoyed the grandchildren by giving them chocolate and sodas when they came to visit. He couldn’t go a day without his word search books and his guard dog not bigger than a loaf of bologna! A direct quote from Johnboy. The Family will receive friends on Monday, December 06, 2021 from 12PM to 2PM at the Big Cove Pentecostal Holliness Church on Big Cove Rd. where a formal funeral will follow in the church at 2PM with Reverends Ann French and Pastor Noah Crowe will officiate. Following the service a burial will take place in the Wolfe Cemetery along Howard Wolfe Rd. in the Big Cove Community where pall bearers will be Michael Wolfe, Johnboy Wolfe, Reno Wachacha, Chago Guerrero, Corbin Guerrero and Miguel Guerrero. Long House Funeral Home assisted the Family in the final arrangements.