Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....West, Joshua C. Jr., 1951 

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JOSHUA COTTINGHAM WEST, JR. 

FUNERAL THURSDAY FOR JOSHUA C. WEST, JR. 

   Funeral services for Joshua Cottingham West, Jr., 70, who died last night 
at his home, 603 North Broad Street, will be held tomorrow morning at 11 
o’clock at Oxford Methodist Church.

   Mr. West for many years was a leader in civic, business and religious 
activities in Suffolk.  He was the last living charter member of Oxford Church.

   He was the son of the late J.C. West, Sr., and Mrs. Sarah Reed West of 
Millford, Delaware.

   Mr. West’s death follows by less than a year that of his son, J.C. West, 
III, former mayor of Suffolk.  His son died March 31, 1950.

OPERATED OVERALL PLANT 

   Until his retirement about three years ago, he was president and owner of 
the Suffolk Overall Company.  He was a charter member of the Oxford Methodist 
Church and a member of the Board of Stewards, superintendent of the Sunday 
School and a member of the church choir since its organization about 40 years 
ago.

   Mr. West was a charter member of the Suffolk Rotary Club; chairman of the 
Suffolk School Board for about 20 years and a lay leader of the Portsmouth-
Newport News District of the Methodist Conference.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. J.C. West, Jr.; three daughters, Mrs. Hall 
F. Birdsong, Mrs. Henry Crocker and Mrs. William H. Reid, all of Suffolk; 10 
grandchildren; a brother, John T. West, of Morgate, N.J.; a sister, Mrs. 
Kendall Hocker, of Millville, Del.; and several nieces and nephews, among whom 
are Miss Reed West, of Suffolk, and M/Sgt. Herbert West, of Fort Leonard Wood, 
Missouri.

   The body was taken to the R.W. Baker and Company Funeral Home, and tomorrow 
at 11 a.m. will be taken to the Oxford Methodist Church for funeral services 
by the Rev. J.S. Gresham, pastor.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.  The 
family has requested that flowers be omitted.

   Honorary pall bearers will be members of the official board of Oxford 
Methodist Church and members of the Suffolk Rotary Club.


Joshua Cottingham WEST, Jr., retired businessman, 
DE native, d. 2 Jan 1951, at home, Suffolk, age 70, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block I, Lot 55*), Suffolk, 4 Jan 1951, 
"The Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Jan. 3, 1951 

*Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt 

His widow's (1956 "Suffolk News-Herald") obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w230k1ob.txt 


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