Donald Robert "Don" Forsythe

Donald R. Forsythe, 82, Raytown, MO passed away Feb. 21. 2015. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Feb. 28 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Green Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 9349 E. 65th St., Raytown, MO 64133 or Gideon International, P.O. Box 140800 Nashville, TN 37214. Don was born Oct. 27, 1932 in Enid, OK. He was a U.S. Army veteran who earned a B.S. in Music Education from UMKC following his discharge from the service. He worked for the U.S.
Dept. of Agriculture for thirty-eight years before his retirement in 1990. He was a multi-talented person who was a tenor soloist, graphic artist, award-winning photographer and a pianist who had composed hundreds of songs. He was a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church since 1961 and had served as the church Treasurer and member of the Vestry for many years. He was a member of the Raytown Arts Council and the Gideons. Don is survived by his wife, a daughter, a son, a brother and four grandchildren.