The Shadow
Thomas Edward West, Sr.
Thomas Edward West, Sr., age 87, of 212 Railroad Avenue, Iron Gate, Virginia died on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia.
Thomas was born on November 6, 1938 in Amherst County, Virginia to the late Jasper West, Sr. and Ethel May Scaliag West. His employment included H. O. Canfield, K-Mart, and Kroger, before going to work in the Dietary Department of the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital as well as Alleghany Regional Hospital, retiring after 22 years. He was a member of Jackson Memorial Church of God in Christ. He loved the Lord and his family with all his heart. He enjoyed being outside, working in his garden, cutting the grass, and working in his garage, and had a landscaping business he worked on his days off. He really loved his beautiful wife and soulmate, Susie. He was the hardest working man you could ever meet. He went from one job to another and never complained and always had a smile on his face.
In addition to his parents, Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Susie Ann Beverly West, and brothers, Carey West and Harold West.
He is survived by a daughter, Rhonda West (fiancé Jeff Patterson) of Roanoke; a son, Thomas E. “T.J.” West, Jr. and wife, Rubyrose of Tampa, FL; seven brothers, Deacon Scoliver A. West, Sr., Franklin West, Sr. (Mary Alice), Jasper West, Jr., Milton West, Sr. (Cheryl), Roy West, Sr. (Wanda), Gabriel West (Barbara), and Gerald West (Sharon); two sisters, Alma West Myers (John) and Linda West Calloway (Marcus); six brothers-in-law, Paul David Beverly, Jr. (Ellen Lucille), John Beverly, Sr., Melvin Beverly, Curtis Beverly (Virginia), Michael Beverly (Loren), and Claude Beverly; 3 grandchildren, Janique, Jessika, and Jeff, Jr.;10 great grandchildren, Javandre, Jaheem, Jehlonni, Jaysyir, Jakhi, Jahlyil, Jahliek, Rose, Avi, and Harper; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge with Pastor Daniel Hammond officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge. The family received friends on Sunday afternoon from 12:30 PM until the time of service at Nicely Funeral Home.
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