Leila Forbis, daughter of the late Amber Howe and Myrtle Lewis Howe, was born on October 11, 1923, in Meridian, Mississippi, and departed this life on May 9, 2022, in Bakersfield, Missouri, at the age of 98 years.

Mrs. Forbis was a former resident of Dexter, Missouri. She was a homemaker and worked with her husband in his electric shop in Michigan.

On November 17, 1938, in Piggott, Arkansas, she was united in marriage to Dawsey Forbis. Mr. Forbis preceded her in death on May 4, 2017.

She is survived by her son, Bill Forbis of Michigan; by her daughter, Phyllis Sparks of Bakersfield, Missouri; and by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were conducted in Dexter Cemetery on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.