Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at Bush Hills Church of Christ with entombment in Zion Memorial Mausoleum. He leaves to cherish his memory: a devoted wife, Angeline J. Sperling; one daughter, Evonne West (Marcus); four grandchildren, Madeline E. West, Matthew H. West, Jackson T. West and Marcus R. Swanson; one sister, Alona Sperling-Cunningham (Jerry); two aunts, Christine Williams and Eunice Warfford; four sisters-in-law, Thelma Doster (Foy), Willie Mae Ward, Marilyn Pretlow, Josephine Thompson (Leon); one brother-in-law, Horace C. Jackson, Jr. (Monica); fifty-two nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and a host of family and friends. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.