Byron Forest Boone, age 93 passed away peacefully in his home on August 22, 2021.

He was born on December 4, 1927 in Dighton, Kansas to Eva Blanche (Moomaw) and Byron Carlson Boone.  Forest was the 5th out of 10 children.

Forest spent all of his childhood years in Dighton.  He attended school and worked many hours on the family farm.  He graduated from Dighton High School.

A few years after his graduation, he moved to Wichita, Kansas.  In Wichita he secured a job with Valentine Manufacturing where he developed skills in custom sheet metal fabrication.  Being a hard worker, and a budding entrepreneur, he started a new business with a close friend; B and W Manufacturing.  Forest later started his own sheet metal fabrication and restaurant equipment business called Custom Equipment,  which is still in business today.

Forest met his wife, Grace Helen Boone, in Wichita and they were united in marriage on August 2, 1958.  They made their home in Andover, Kansas.  Forest and Helen were married for 53 years.  They had three children; Glenda Lea Jones (Brent); James Forest Boone, and Beth Ann Boone all of Andover, Kansas.  They had three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Forest was preceded in death by his wife Helen Boone; parents Eva and Byron Boone, brothers Henry Boone and Bill Boone, sisters Elaine Johnson and Virginia Herdt and granddaughter Corine Jones.

He is survived by his children Glenda (Brent) Jones, James Boone, and Beth Boone; grandchildren Jordan (Molly) Jones, and Tristan ( Hannah) Jones; great grandchildren Brynlie Jones and Kinsley Jones; brother Kenneth Boone; and sisters Dorothy Gibson, Lucille Speer, Juanita Hall and Lois Koeppen.

The memorial service for Forest will be held at Lakeview Cemetery on Saturday, August 28 at 10:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:

Andover Senior Center

410 Lioba Drive

Andover, Kansas 67002