Juliaette (Julia) West

Obituary Juliaette West was born on August 16, 1927 in Honey Grove, Texas to La Henry Green III and Edith Marie Stafford Green. She was the fourth of 12 children. The family moved to Enid, Oklahoma where Juliaette spent her younger years and attended elementary and high school at Booker T. Washington. In Enid, Oklahoma, Juliaette met a strong, strapping young man named Wallace West and they were married in March of 1947. From this union, they were blessed with four children; two sons Kenneth West and Donald West and two daughters; Portia Munn ( Albert) and Norma West. Wallace and Juliaette moved to Kansas City, Missouri when Wallace accepted a position with the United States Postal Service. In Kansas City, she worked in the hospitality industry for many years. Juliaette, affectionately known as “Julia” had an adventurous and fun loving soul and loved to travel as long as she could stay off the freeway. One of her favorite trips was to Niagara Falls where she was amazed at the Majestic and powerful flow of water. She loved animals and always had a cat or a dog and sometimes both at the same time. Julia was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on May 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Mo. She was an active member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah‘s Witnesses until her illness prevented her from attending services. All those that knew her were aware of her love for and faith in Jehovah God. She worked in the Service Ministry and enjoyed going door-to-door to spread the word of Jehovah. Julia was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Wallace West, four brothers; Cecil, GW Leon, Calvin and Robert Green, two sisters; Ruby Blackburn and Ramonda Lee Green, and one grandson; Emmanuel West. Julia leaves to cherish her memory sisters; Florene Best, Queen Esther Clayton, and Hazel Jones; two brothers; Alvin and Leroy Green; her four children; five grandchildren, Kareem Munn (Tenisha), Albert Munn (Denetria), Randal West, Jeremiah West, and Joshua West; ten great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many spiritual brothers and sisters. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 11th at Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Linwood Chapel. Visitation 10:00 A.M. Interment 1:30 P.M. Leavenworth National Cemetery. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Juliaette (Julia) West, please visit our floral store. Read More

Juliaette (Julia) West

August 16, 1927 - July 28, 2020