Luther West

Canton- Luther Reeves West, age 82 died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at Mission Hospitals.

He was a native of Buncombe County and had lived in Haywood County most of his life. He was a son of the late Fred and Onie Henson West and was preceded in death by two sons, Dale and Darrell West and a brother, Lloyd West. Mr. West retired from Champion International with 43 years of service and was a member of Mountain View Church of God of which he served as Sunday School Superintendent for several years. He was also a member of Citizens for Christian Action and was a United States Army veteran serving during WWII in the Southwest Pacific Theatre.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jorene Maney West; one daughter, Joy Westphal and her husband Don of Ennis, TX; one son, Eric West and his wife Jan of Canton; one sister, Lola Hollars of Leicester; four grandchildren, Kira and Heath West and Joshua and Nathan Westphal and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2004 at the Mountain View Church of God with the Reverend Herman Toney officiating. Burial will follow at Bon-A-Venture Cemetery in Clyde. The family will receive friends Thursday night from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home in Canton and at other times, the family will be at the residence.

The family requests, that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Mountain View Church of God, P.O. Box 553, Canton, NC 28716 or to the Parkinson's Support Group of Asheville, P.O. Box 9263, Asheville, NC 28815.

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