Remembering Peggy Ray West

Services for Mrs. Peggy West will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at First Baptist Church, Pineville with Dr. C. Stewart Holloway officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, under the direction of Hixson Brothers, Pineville.

The family request visitation be held Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Peggy West, age 77 of Pineville, entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 25, 2023 – 372 days after the passing of her husband, Russell West.

Peggy was a beautician for more than 30 years, working in the shop at her home and at Canterbury House for the elderly. Peggy was an active member of First Baptist Church of Pineville for more than 50 years. She spent many of those years as the Director of First Baptist Day School. She volunteered with Mission Friends and Vacation Bible School, and mentored girls in GAs. However, her favorite job was that of Mom and Mimi.

Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include her two sons, Les and wife, Brandy, Paul and wife, Morgan; her five grandchildren, Leslie, Ty, Madison, Allie, and Cooper; and Toni Williams.

Those who proceeded her death include her husband of 55 years, Russell West; her parents, Ranel and Allie Ray; her brother Shiner Ray and her sisters, Virginia Johnson and Georgia Kelly.

Pallbearers will be Ty West, Cooper West, Kevin McVay, Barry Owens, Ray Pennington, James Rachal, and Kirk Taunton.

The family would like to thank her caregivers: Siouxsie Simmons, Gennie Elliot, Chris Turnage, and Katie Williams.