Walter I West Jr.

Mr. West was a devoted Christian who proclaimed his faith In Jesus Christ after receiving Jesus in his heart during a Billy Graham Crusade in Augusta, GA. He was a WWII Navy Seaman 1st Class Veteran surviving 2 sinking ships, the USS Fiske and the USS Drexler. He retired from Southern Bell Telephone Company. In his spare time, he enjoyed working in his yard and was an avid reader of devotionals and the Bible. Mr. West was a devoted husband and father who wanted to take care of his family any way he could. He cherished the moments of sharing a meal or having a cup of coffee with his loved ones.

Mr. West is survived by his loving wife of 79 years, Almeda Diamond West; son, Walter West III (Bonnie); daughters, Marcia Giacobone (Jack), Linda Niederhofer (Dennis), Karen Miller (Rex); grandchildren, Jason Waters (Belinda), Leah Vining (Shayne), Chadwick Bass, Amy Carrigan (Jack), Lisa Schipansky and Morgan Niederhofer; and 9 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his grandson Martin Niederhofer.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Thursday December 21, 2023, officiated by Rev. Jack Foley at the Lumpkin Road Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:30pm at the funeral home before the service. It would honor Mr. West if friends and family would make a donation to their place of worship. The family would like to give a special thanks to his caregivers at Georgia Hospice Care and Just Like Family, INC.

One of the most important things Irby wanted everyone to know is “GOD Loves YOU.”