- Date Of Birth: August 24, 1939
- Date Of Death: June 30, 2019
- State: New Mexico
Betty Juanice Forrester, age 86, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019, in her home in Wasilla, Alaska. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Forrester; her sons, Larry and Stephen Forrester; and her grandson, Zachary Streepy. She is survived by her three children, Bryce Forrester and his wife, Judy, Jody Streepy, and Garry Forrester and his wife, Jean; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Juanice was born Wednesday, August 24, 1932, in the small East Texas town of Newton. Her parents were James Fulton Cooke and Opal Pauline Cooke. She had three siblings, Jim Cooke, Wanda Poe, and Roger Cooke.
In 1937, Juanice arrived in New Mexico with her parents where they lived in the Jemez Mountains near Redondo and Jemez Springs. Her father was a logger and truck driver for many years. While growing up, she and her family spent the majority of their time in New Mexico, but they also lived in Texas and Arizona.
