Obit of West, Billy E. (Bill) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 20 Nov 2011 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Dreamland Cemetery--Canyon TX Surnames: West, Clines, Taylor, Wester, Gardner, Chaouat, Schueler, Gardner, Morgan, Rice Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/9694/mb.ashx *Billy E. (Bill) West was born on October 8, 1929 in Reydon, Oklahoma, to Frank and Mandy Cline West. He attended schools in Whittiner, California and Reydon, Oklahoma, graduating in 1947. Bill married Loudene Taylor on June 3, 1950. He worked 42 years for the AT&SF Railroad, retiring in January 1992, in Canyon, Texas. During his career they lived in nearly every town on the Santa Fe line in the panhandle of Texas and Oklahoma, settling in Canyon in 1963. He was a charter member of the West Texas Good Sams RV chapter, a member of the First Baptist Church in Canyon, and held several offices in the Canyon Senior Citizens. He loved fishing and gardening and kept all those who knew him supplied with fresh squash, tomatoes and pecans. The family wish to extend appreciation to Dr. Reverll, Gerald Buchanan RN and the entire Hospice Care of the Southwest staff and also the wonderful staff of the Canyon Healthcare for their love and support. Thanks also for the support from dear friends in Canyon and adopted family of the Palo Duro Village Retirement Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter, one brother and two sisters. He is survived by his wife; daughter, Terry Wester and husband, Ric, of Amarillo, Kelley Gardner and Laurent Chaouat of Georgetown; son, Bill and wife, Judy of Canyon; six grandchildren, Tessa Schueler and husband, Monty of Friona, Matthew West and wife, Heather, of Canyon, Benji Wester and wife, Amy of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Chris Gardner and wife, Kate of Fairfax, Virginia, Whitney Wester of Houston, and Kori Gardner of Georgetown; five great-grandchildren, Tristan, Quay and Mason Schueler of Friona, Afton Weston of Canyon and Lily Wester of Ann Arbor, Michigan; brother, Murl and wife, Mae of Silverton, Oregon; and nephews, Frank of Albany, Oregon, Phillip Morgan of Reno, Nevada and Arnold Rice of Sweetwater, Oklahoma. Services were held Monday, August 22, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon, Texas with Rev. Gene Jones and Rev. Patrick Six officiating. Burial followed at Dreamland Cemetery under the direction of Brooks Funeral Directors. The family requests memorials to be sent to Canyon Senior Citizens, 1719 5th Ave., Canyon, Texas 79015. Please sing the online guest registry at brooksfuneral.com Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 25AUG2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html