The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-10-27
Lewis West Dies.


of the death in far away Arizona OF
Lewis Herman West. Lewis has beer
suffering for some time with tubercu-
losis and has gone everywhere and
done everything which it was thought
would rid him of the dread disease.
He was employed in one of the De-
partments at Washington D. c. and
about year ago, thinking the change
might benefit him, he secured a trans
fer to Douglas Ariz., he remained at
this place for some time and not i'm
proving as rapidly as he thought he
should he went to Colorado, there he
lived in tent at the foot of a noun
tain, believing that this manner of life
in that climate might prove of benefit
to him, but this proved of less benefit
to him than Arizona and he returned to
Douglas, where he remained until the
end came. Lewis married Miss Cora
Ward of this place, a daughter oe the
late VIM. Ward, and she was at his
bedside when the end came.
Words are hardly adequate to express
the esteem in which Lewis West was
held by his home people. Born and
reared here, he had endeared himself
to everyone who kenw him, and this
was nearly everyone, for during the
many years he stayed in the post office
he became acquainted with nearly
everyone in the county. Polite, cour-
teous, gentlemanly, as tender as a
and yet when occasion demand
ed as courageous as lion, unselfsh, ev-
err careful of the feelings and welfare of
others, accomplishing, even in the
time of his suffering he was never
heard to complain; faithful and devot-
ed to the interests of his employers,
the latter fact being attested to by his
long service and many promotions in
the Government service. ever winning
the ready commentator of his super
ior officers by his efficient work and
kindly disposition; moral, upright and
honest, a consistent member of the
christian Church from early childhood,
he has so conducted himself here as to
be sure of the commentator of Him
who he so faithfully served.
Lewis Herman West was born in
Garrard county, being the second son
Of the late ]. Wesley West, and Mrs.
Jennie H. West. He was 80 years of
age the first day of this month, in the
lower of his young manhood. From
MS early boyhood days he has given
promise of most successful manhood
He was in the postoffice and in the In
,ernal Revenue service in this district,
then taking a clerical civil service ex-
and securing a splendid mark
he was called to the National Capitol,
here he was rapidly rising, having re-
,eived several nice promotions in the
short time he has been there, until the
grim destroyer the White Plague, be-
gan to show its ravages upon him. He
sought to rid himself of it, but it was
If no avail, at last it proved his undo
ng. With his death goes one of Lam
,aster's most noble young men, passes
me of her most brilliant prospects in
he great world, passes one who had he
lived, would most surely have risen to
positions of great honor and response
,ility, who would have reflected great
lonor upon himself, his relatives and
lpon his friends here at home who
owed him so we'll and would have re- =,
DICED in his well doing.
Besides his wife he is survived by his |
mother Mrs. Jennie H. West, who
makes her home with her two sons,
Will and Charlie in Tulsa Okla. and by
wo other brothers Willard and Thurs
on West of Washington D. G.
The remains arrived at Danville
thursday night and were brought over
nd taken to the home of his uncle, w.
:. West. The funeral services were
hort and simple and were held at the
rave by Rev, F. M. finder, after
,hich the remains were placed at rest
|, the Lancaster cemetery at O'Clock
friday afternoon. |