Chester Mars Forrest

Chester Mars Forrest was born July 28,1939 in Charleston, West Virginia to Moses Howard Forrest, Sr. and Ruth Alice Forrest. He was their seventh child and last-born son.

Chester graduated from Charleston High School in 1957 and proceeded to enter the workforce. He held several jobs during his lifetime. He worked at a medical hospital collecting baby feces to be tested primarily for polio. He also held a part-time job working at Addressograph and finally his career job which he held for 40 years was at the United States Postal Service from which he retired with distinguished service in August 2000.