Ramona Gilbert West

May 25, 1929 - November 17, 2016

Funeral services for Ramona Gilbert West, age 87, of Rusk are scheduled for 2:30 p.m., Sunday, November 20, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Rusk with Rev. Lee Welch and Rev. Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery. Mrs. West passed away November 17, 2016 in Jacksonville. She was born May 25, 1929 in Rusk to the late Marvin Samuel and Ina Onez Massey Gilbert. Mrs. West was born and reared in Rusk and married in 1949. She retired from Abilene State School in 1988 and returned to Rusk in 1997. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rusk and of the XYZ senior group at First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Dana West Evans, son Philip West, granddaughter, Robin Williams. She is survived by her husband, Daniel West of Rusk, daughter and son-in-law, Kyla and Robert Johnston of Baytown, TX, four grandchildren, Vanessa Wood and husband Lance, Dru Williams and wife Paulina, Angela Morgan and husband Nathan all of Austin, TX, Caroline Brimberry of Philadelphia, PA, eight great grandchildren, sister, Oneta Poole of Tyler, TX, sister-in-law, Edith Deerman, six nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will include Dru Williams, Lance Wood, Nathan Morgan, Wylie Wood, Logan Wood and Clayton Poole. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. up until service time, Sunday, November 20, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Rusk. The family would like to thank Jacksonville Healthcare Center nurses and staff for their generous and loving care of Mrs. West during her stay there. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 372 East 4th St., Rusk, TX 75785, or a charity of your choice.