Gary Lee Forister was born on May 20, 1948 at St. Louis, Missouri the son of Eugene and Betty L. (Dobbs) Forister and passed away on January 1, 2014 at John Cochran Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 65 years. He was preceded in death by his parents. Gary is survived by four sons Andrew (Chelsey) Forister, Alex Forister, Aaron (Rachael) Forister all of Fredericktown, and A.J. Forister of Farmington, one daughter Ashley Forister of Fredericktown, three brothers Mike Forister, Dennis Forister, and David Forister all of St. Louis, two sisters Betty Jean Berti of Sullivan, Missouri and Brenda Forister of St. Louis, and two grandchildren. Gary served in the United States Air Force and enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Blues.

Visitation; 5:00 P.M. Monday, January 6, 2014 at the Follis and Sons Funeral Home

Funeral Services; 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Follis and Sons Chapel

Officiating; Pastor Randy Sawyer

Interment; Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery