Richard Forrest Byler born January 29, 1924 to Jesse and Elizabeth Byler of Prairie Home Missouri. He grew up on the Byler farm southeast of Prairie home with five brothers and sister.
The family were members of the Baptist church in town and he accepted Christ as his Savior at the age of 11. Forrest worked for an area farmer before he moved to Kansas City. He was employed by Westinghouse and then went to the Kansas City Star during which time he met Ellen Baumgarden at church and they were happily married for 61 years.
He worked several years for the Kansas City Star, Stowe Hardware and retired from General Motors. Forrest enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He loved helping their neighbors and visiting family and friends.
He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and served others for several years in the food pantry. Forrest is survived by children Mark (Denise) , Joyce ( Mike) and John (Jenniffer) , seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.