William Earl West

Mr. William Earl West, 67, passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center on November 11, 2017. Born on December 14, 1949 in Amory, MS, he was the son of the late William F. and Mabel Mooreland West.

He was a graduate of Becker elementary school and Amory High School. William always put God first in his life and was a member of the Living Waters Assemble of God church. He married Patricia Strickland on July 6 1990 and was blessed with 2 daughters and 3 sons.

He proudly served our country by joining the Army and fought for us in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Ft. Benning, Ga, with the 5th battalion, 31st infantry. After his service duty, was for an off-shore welder for B&W Power Generation Group.

One of his favorite pastimes was to ride Harley Davidson motorcycles with Greg Mitchell. He also loved to listen to country and gospel music, He enjoyed watching NASCAR racing and Ole Miss Football on television, and was an avid hunter.

Being an honored veteran, one of his proudest accomplishments was to organize the Vietnam Veterans Association, Chapter 842. He will be remembered for his devoted faithfulness to our country’s veterans.

Mr. West is survived by his wife, Patricia West; daughters, Krystal Ransom (Birmingham, AL) and Jerrie Kay Peacock (Columbus); sons, Ryan West (Houston, MS), E.G. Peacock (Amory), and Scott West (Louisville, MS); sister, Patti Steele (David) of Amory; Grandchildren, Chris Foster, Preston Upshaw, Ethan Peacock, Jerrika Pardubsky, Mason and Makena West, Samantha Ransom.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased in death by a brother-in-law, Elvis Strickland and a sister-in-law Leoma Cook.

A celebration of life service for William West will be at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 16, 2017 at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home in Amory with Bro. Charles Flippo and Bro. Tim Perkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Bigwill, Eddie Strickland, John Strevall, Kennie Chandler, Will Huffman and Kris Yoakum. Honorary pallbearers will be James P. Logan, Bobby Harlow and Tommy Lawson

Visitation for Mr. West will be on Wednesday evening, November 15, 2017 from 5-8 P.M. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family asked that you send memorials to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.