Forest "Frosty" Pilcher

June 21, 1927 - June 22, 2015

Forest Leo “Frosty” Pilcher, 88, of rural Bloomfield, Iowa passed away June 22, 2015 at his home. He was born June 21, 1927 in Davis County to Stewart and Maude Hazel Brookshire Pilcher. He married Marlene Blew on December 1, 1949 in Ottumwa, Iowa. She preceded him in death January 13, 2015. Forest served in the United States Navy during WWII and the Korean War. He was a welder for Mid-America Gas in Ottumwa, retiring in 1989, and was also a farmer, raising livestock and growing crops. On the weekends, you could find “Frosty” at a racetrack watching one of the several race cars he owned over the years. He could fix anything on the cars and worked hard to keep them going. He had a real passion for racing and passed down that tradition to his son, Jerry, who started racing in 1970. Forest had been attending the Dunnville Baptist Church in Davis County. He is survived by a son, Jerry (Diane) Pilcher of Bloomfield; two daughters, Sandra Pilcher of Bloomfield, Kathy Skaggs of Floris; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Lloyd Pilcher of Sigourney, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; three brothers, James, Clifford, and Dale Pilcher; and two sisters, Sylvia Lowe and LaVelle Pickrell. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Dunnville Baptist Church with Marvin Martin officiating. Burial with graveside military rites by Reed-Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion will be at the Dunnville Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday with the family present to greet friends from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. A memorial has been established to the Dunnville Baptist Church.