Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....West, George A., 1941 

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GEORGE ALLEN WEST

   George Allen West, 57, a successful farmer and highly respected citizen of 
the Zuni community, died Thursday morning, July 3, following an illness of 
several months.  Mr. West was the husband of Mrs. Eula Raiford West, who 
survives him, his parents being the late George Washington and Louisa Gay West 
of Southampton County.  A member of Black Creek Baptist Church, Mr. West was 
also a deacon of that congregation.

   Besides his wife he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Franklin Love of 
Newport News; Mrs. Lucille Scanlan of Richmond, and Miss Jessie Mae West of 
Charlottesville; two sons, Howard W. West of Newport News and Shelton West of 
Holden, W. Va.; two stepchildren, Harold Branch of Newport News and Margaret 
Richerson of Norfolk; six grandchildren; four brothers, Leroy W. West of 
Lewisburg, W.Va.; Livy West of Norfolk; C.W. West of Ivor, and E.M. West of 
Zuni; five sisters, Mrs. E.P. Lowe and Mrs. N.D. Drewry of Franklin; Mrs. A.E. 
Drewry of Zuni; Mrs. P.M. Raiford of Ivor, and Mrs. L.L. Lewis of Suffolk.

   Services were held at the home near Zuni Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock, 
conducted by his pastor, the Rev. W.B. Watson, assisted by the Rev. James R. 
Stein of Corinth.  Burial took place in the Black Creek Cemetery, pallbearers 
being P.M. Raiford, W.F. Raiford, A.E. Drewry, M.C. Holt, M.H. Lowe, E.P. 
Lowe, C.C. Edwards and I.D. Drewry.


George Allen WEST, Zuni farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 3 May 1936, at home, Black Creek, age 47, 
interred in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery*, 4 May 1936, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 11, 1941, p. 5 

*Buried with his second wife, "Lizzie" Carrie J. DOYLE WEST. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Black Creek list (BC-28): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blkcrk.txt 

Her obit ("Tidewater News," May 8, 1936, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w230c1ob.txt 

His first wife, Lucille BRADSHAW WEST, is buried in a BEATON family cemetery, 
   on Drake Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (MV-I-32).

His widow is buried with her first husband in Millfield Bapt.Ch. Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (MV-I-15): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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