OBITS: Amelia B. WEST, 2001, Christian Co., Kentucky ------------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: From: Gregory W. Godsey Date: March 7, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** Amelia B. Fowler West, 86, Pennyrile Personal Care Home, died at 12:55 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, at Jennie Stuart Medical Center of natural causes. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. A.T. Griffey officiating. Burial will be in Cave Spring Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Gamble Funeral Home, and visitation with the family will be from 6 until 8 p.m. A native of Hopkinsville, she was born Oct. 29, 1914, the daughter of the late Fred and Sarah McReynolds Fowler. She was a retired Civil Service employee in the housekeeping department at Fort Campbell. She was a member of the Gordonsville Baptist Church where she had served as pianist and was a senior choir member. She was also a member of the Christian Women Around the Clock gospel singers, had served as pianist for several churches in the area and was a member of the Merritstown Community Homemakers Club. Survivors include her husband, Frank West Sr.; five sons, Frank West Jr., Wilbert, Charles, James Emmett and Ronnie West, all of Hopkinsville; two daughters, Ruby Nell Brown, Indianapolis, Ind., Sarah Williams, Chicago, Ill.; a stepson, Walter Owens, Markham, Ill.; 40 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Submitter: Gregory W. Godsey gwgodsey@bellsouth.net