On June 9, 2021, Helen Nichols Forester went to be with her Savior Jesus Christ where we know she was welcomed with open arms. She was in the one of the first classes of RN's to graduate from UT Nursing School in 1957. She was a lifetime member of New Salem United Methodist Church.
She is preceded by her husband of 48 years, Charles Henry Forester; her parents, Fitzhugh and Ainslie Nichols; brothers, Robert and Frank Nichols and sisters, Anita Wagner and Jean Griffin.
She is survived by her four children, Mary Charlene Stanley, Angela Starr Burris, Carl Talmadge Forester and wife Sherri and Walter Randall Forester and wife Vicki; her grandchildren, Jeremy Scott Burris and wife Hannah, Christopher Shane Forester, Corey Talmadge Forester and wife Sarah, Amber Lane Claros and husband Selvin, Nicholas Ryan Forester and wife Kendra, Cynthia Elizabeth Forester, Katherine Lynn Forester, Abigail Marie Burris, Amanda DeFore and husband Jesse, Michael Ussery, Kyla Wolf Davis; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Starr Mejias and husband Gabriel, Kaylee Grace Burris, Gideon Henry Burris, Charles Talmadge Forester, Jerry Lynn Shinlever, Adrianna Virginia Grace Claros, Florencia Abigail Claros, Nathalia Alaina Claros, Raiden Alexander DeFore, Rowan Everett DeFore, Ruby Grace DeFore, Alexis Forester, Anthony Forester, Adrianna Tallent, Sierra Neloms, Collins Elizabeth Forester and several nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind her two special friends, Richard and Phyllis at Windsor Gardens. We would like to thank Windsor Gardens Assisted Living for the care she received while she was there.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Helen's honor to New Salem United Methodist Church, 2417 Tipton Station Rd, Knoxville, TN 37920.
The family will receive friends, Sunday, June 13, 2021 in the parlors of Berry Funeral Home, 3704 Chapman Hwy. from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Friends and family will then drive in procession to Berry Highland South Cemetery to follow for a 3:00 PM graveside service.
Online condolences may be offered at www.Berryfuneralhome.com
