Forrest Dwight Pesch

February 5, 1923 - November 9, 2009

Great Falls Mr. Forrest Dwight Pesch, age 86, of Goldthwaite, Texas died Monday, November 9, 2009. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church of Richburg, SC with the Rev. Curtis Cameron officiating. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Great Falls, SC. Born February 5, 1923 in Carlisle, Indiana, he was the son of the late Fred and Eva Hamilton Pesch and was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Hunter Pesch. He attended school in Carlisle, Indiana and received his GED while in the military. He made his career in the U.S. Army where he served more than twenty years and received the Army Commendation Medal for his service on the European front. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Richburg, SC and was a lifetime member of the Richburg Masonic Lodge No. 89. He is survived by one son, Rev. Forrest “Butch” Pesch and wife, Nan, of Goldthwaite, TX.; one daughter, Eve Williams and husband, Jerry, of Richburg, SC; two brothers, Robert Pesch of Kentucky and Harold Pesch of Dennison, TX.; two sisters, June Frederick and Peggy Willoughby, both of Merom Station, Indiana. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 12, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home, 26 Underwood Ave., Great Falls, SC. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church - Youth Fund, 165 North Main St., Richburg, SC 29729 or to First Baptist Church Building Fund. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.dantzlerbakerfuneralhome.com