Obituary of Joseph "Chipper" West, Jr.
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A memorial service for Joseph “Chipper” West, Jr. is scheduled for 2 PM Thursday, November 6, 2025, at New Life Church, with Bro. Joey Kennedy officiating. A time of visitation with the family will be held Thursday from 1 PM - 2 PM prior to service at the church.
Mr. West, a resident of Bastrop, LA, passed away Monday, November 3, 2025, at the age of seventy-one. He was a United States Army Veteran having served during Vietnam and an active member of New Life Church in Bastrop. Mr. West was a gunsmith who loved to hunt, fish, bowl, and even umpired Little League baseball in years past.
He is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Kay West; daughters, Ramona Bowen, and husband Stephen, Kaylee West, Isabella West; sons, Joseph West, III, Jeremy West, and wife Brooke; sister, Lou Leasure; brothers, Donald Brown, David West; grandchildren, Taylor Day, Kristen Bowen, Lane Bowen, Khloe West, Makayla West, Jeremiah West; and great-grandchildren, Scarlett Strange, Mason Day, and Jason Day.
Mr. West is preceded in death by his parents, Akkie and Joseph West, Sr.; and several siblings.
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