West - Thomas J. - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

After an illness of only four days Thomas J. West died on Wednesday night at his home two and one half miles northeast of the city. His funeral will be held at the home this afternoon at half past one o’clock. The services at the home will be conducted by Rev. Oliphant. At Oak Hill the Masonic order will conduct the services at the grave.

Mr. West was born August 3, 1828, near Mace, and always lived in Montgomery County. On Dec. 25, 1855, he was married to Mary Lee, daughter of Joel Lee. His wife died in 1878 and he never remarried. There were born to Thomas J. and Mary West six sons, Benjamin F., Fred W., Jere, Bruce, Joel, and Herbert, and two daughters, Sarah McCullough and Ella Gehring. All the children are living.

Mr. West’s death comes as a shock to the community. He had always been a man of unusual vigor and had never known much sickness. On Saturday he was in the city and was in his usual health. Mr. West was county commissioner for six years and was well known throughout the county. He was a good man and a valuable citizen. He had an intellect far above the average and had broadened his mind by a lifetime of study, having been educated for a physician in his youth and for a number of years he practiced his profession. His death is a distinctive loss to the community whose interests he had close at heart and by which he was highly esteemed.