Martha Jean West

Martha J. West, 85, of Rock Island, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services for Martha will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 24, 2020 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 4^th Ave. E., Milan.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.

Martha was born on October 23rd, 1934 to Robert and Gladys McCoy in Davenport, Iowa. She is now united in her Lord’s Kingdom with her beloved mother, Gladys McCoy, her husband, Burnell E. West, her brothers, Robert and David McCoy, and sisters, Florence Carpenter, Marilyn Vaught and Esther Luster and a son in law, Douglas Mann. She is survived by her children, John L. West (Laurel) -  Rock Island, Illinois, Cheryl J. Ramsey – Rock Island, Illinois, Janice E. Mann - Danville, Illinois, Patricia J. West – Milan, Illinois, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren and nieces and nephews that she loved dearly that spread across the State of Illinois, Texas and Arkansas.

Martha’s family meant the world to her and they always came first.  She had a strong compassion for God and all of God’s creatures. She had a kind, gentle spirit, and she will be greatly missed.

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