Larry O 'Brien Forrester,  78 of Lifelong resident of Cherokee County died  Saturday, September 12, 2009 after a long battle with heart disease . Larry was the son of the late Clyde & Cliffe Cook  Forrester .He is survived by wife, of 59 years   Janice Medley  Forrester of Canton, GA, son , daughter & son-in-law , Beckie & Wayne Garrison ,Cumming GA ,  son Tim Forrester  of Canton, GA  , grandsons, Gabriel Forrester of Canton, GA, and Dustin Forrester of Canton, GA.
Sisters and brothers-in-law  , Linda & Curt Gillespie of New Castle, NH, Ann & Mark Rogers of Alpharetta, GA, Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2009 ,   2:00 P.M. at Darby Huey Funeral Home Chapel in Canton, Georgia.  Burial will be at Hickory Flat Cemetery ..
Visitation will be held at on Monday from 6 PM - 8 PM . Larry began driving trucks by the age of 9 , sitting on a coke carton or bag of chicken fee to see over the hood of the truck . Trucking was his passion, and he logged over a million and a half miles witout and accident. After retiring from the trucking business he worked in the local growing business industry, eventually having his own small greenhouse business in Hickory Flat .
He was always willing to lend a helping hand, and much loved by all who knew him. He will be sorely missed  .