Taylor-Baldwin-Schley County GaArchives Obituaries.....James J. West January 23 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles cmhistory@mchsi.com January 13, 2004, 4:02 pm The Butler Herald, January 24, 1911 The Butler Herald Tuesday, January 24, 1911 Page Three Hon. J.J. West Died Yesterday Another confederate has joined the great majority. One by one and in close succession they are being called from his place of action to a seat in the glory world. After lingering for months from disabilities consequent to old age, Hon. J.J. West died yesterday about the noon hour. Physicians, loved ones and friends had ministered unto him all in their reach to give, but he gradually grew worse until the end came. While the death of this well known and popular citizen was not unexpected, yet it was a great shock to all, and the town and county are deeply moved over their loss. Mr. West was 81 years old on the 28th day of December past and leaves a widow, three sons and one daughter of his immediate family. His children are Messrs. A.C., R.S. and J.H. West, and Miss Marian West, while there are three grandchildren, Miss Dita May West, Mrs. Cloe Dorsey and Mr. Mulkey West. He is survived by four brothers and two sisters namely: Messrs. Edgar West, of Eufaula, Ira West and Pope West, of Milledgeville, Mr. Auston* West, of Texas and two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Fuller and Mrs. Ann Neel of Baldwin County. Mr. West was reared in Baldwin County. In 1853 he came to our adjoining county, Schley, to live and on the 15th day of that year he was happily married to Miss M.E. Cleveland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Cleveland, of Schley County which union God has richly blest. He came to Taylor County just after the close of the war. He enlisted in the army during the civil war at Atlanta and as a soldier it is said that he was gallant and performed many acts of heroism and came out with but a few wounds. During the years in which Mr. West affiliated with the Masonic fraternity he was a considered a bright mason and had a great love for the order. He moved to Butler from his country home seven miles south of Butler about twenty-five years ago. He was elected and filled the office of County Treasurer for eight years when he resigned to give all his time to his farming interests. He could always be depended upon to give his encouragement and aid to every move for the benefit of his town and county, both material and social. Mr. West, although religiously inclined from youth, never connected himself to any church until last summer at which time he sent for the Methodist minister and told him that he wanted to unite with his church which he did and gave every evidence of being right with God and ready to meet Him. Mr. West, besides measuring up as a Christian to that standard by which we judge men, was one of those beautiful types of Southern manhood – hospitable, kind and gentle as a woman, polished in manner and charitable in deeds. He was well educated and came from an old line of aristocratic parentage. The funeral service will be conducted this morning at 11 o’clock at his late residence, Rev. E.W. Anderson, his pastor, performing the service, which will be followed by the interment in the Baptist cemetery. *Note – the name of this brother is blurred and difficult to read. It appeared to possibly be the name Auston, but this may be an error. **Note - Mr. West is buried at the Butler City (Baptist)Cemetery. His name appears on a listing for this cemetery on the Taylor County page. The gravestone information is listed below: West, James J. 28 Dec 1829-23 Jan 1911 ============ The Butler Herald Tuesday, January 31, 1911 Page Four A Card of Thanks To the dear people of Butler for their kindness shown to our dear husband and father in his last illness, too much cannot be said to express our feeling of gratitude and love. Suffice to say we hope and pray when life’s journey is over with you and God calls, that you may be ready and have just such loving hands to administer to you as did our dear husband and father, and especially do we ask God’s richest blessings on Mr. G.R. Windham who sat by his bedside for three days and nights, only leaving him about three hours during the time. We feel certain such love and tenderness is from the Lord. Mrs. Jas. J. West and Family This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb