John “Jack” West

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Mr. John “Jack” Bowdoin West, 95, of Nelsonia, husband of Blanche Middleton West, passed away Oct. 28, 2019, at his residence.

Born Dec. 6, 1923, in Accomack County, he was the son of the late John Hanson West and Blanche Bundick West. Mr. West graduated from Bloxom High School and then attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

He was a poultry farmer, a serviceman for William R. Lewis at Delmarva Feed Company and then Holly Farms, and a real estate salesman for C. Roy Kelly Real Estate. He then owned and operated John B. West Realty, where he worked alongside his wife, Blanche. Mr. West was a member of Modest Town Baptist Church, where he was a deacon for 50 years. He was also a member of the Sea-Bay Metompkin Ruritan Club, the Onancock Rotary, and was a former president of the Eastern Shore Realtors Association. He loved to travel, enjoyed his coffee groups, and eating at the former Owl Restaurant, the former King of the Sea, and the Club Car Cafe.

Other than his wife of 71 years, Mr. West is survived his daughter, Teresa Ann West (Tony Smith), of Ocean Pines, Md.; two sons, William Carey West (Laura), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and John B. West Jr., of Nelsonia; a brother, William “Bill” H. West (Priscilla), of Nelsonia; several nieces and nephews, Susan Moran, Polly Johns, William Hansen West Jr., Ronald Bailey, Richard Everson, Anita Bailey, Karen Zawalick, Kevin Wrenn, Mary Catherine Bailey-Adams, Jo Anne Bartlett, Tommy Bailey and Colin Wrenn; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, John Hanson West Jr., and a niece, Marilyn Hagen.

A funeral service will be held Saturday Nov. 2, 2019, at 2 p.m. from the Modest Town Baptist Church in Modest Town with the Rev. John Cullop officiating. Interment will follow in the Modest Town Baptist Church Cemetery. A reception will follow at the church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to Modest Town Baptist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Tina Wessells, P.O. Box 7, Modest Town, VA 23412.

Arrangements were made by the Thornton Funeral Home in Parksley.

To sign the guest book online, visit: www.thorntonfuneralhome.net.

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