Eleanor Marie West, devoted christian
Eleanor Marie West, 91, of Lincoln entered the presence of her Savior Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, after a brief illness. Eleanor was born Aug. 7, 1930, to the late George and Edna Argo and lived her entire life in Argo’s Corner near Slaughter Beach. She was married to her late husband James B. West II for 53 years, and was a loving and devoted mother to their eight children. She was also a proud grandmother to 15 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Besides caring for her large family, she was also employed by the L.D. Caulk Company in Milford for many years. She enjoyed taking trips and line-dancing with her friends from the Milford Senior Center and lunches with her friends from her former Sunday school class at Slaughter Neck Church. She loved to tend to her beautiful garden and fish pond. She was a devoted Christian who shared the love of Jesus with everyone she met. Throughout her life she was involved in numerous churches, Slaughter Neck UMC, Christian Tabernacle, Calvary Baptist Church in Georgetown, and Sussex County Bible Church where her grandson, Duane Smith, serves as pastor. Eleanor loved life and lived it to the fullest right up to the end.
She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Edna Argo; her husband James B. West II; her sister Winona Smith; daughters Amanda West and Lisa Wyatt; and grandson Robert Johnson. She is survived by her children Phyllis Spatz (Ken), George West (Monica), Darlene Smith (Arnold), James West III, Lorraine West (Curt), Teresa Gliewski (Richard), as well as her 15 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren; and her brother, John P. Argo (Nancy).
Services will be officiated by her grandson Pastor Duane Smith in the chapel of Berry-Short Funeral Home, 119 NW Front St., Milford, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 28. A visitation for family and friends will begin at noon. Interment will follow at Slaughter Neck Church Cemetery. Masks are optional at your discretion. The service will be livestreamed on the following Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2705661290?pwd=NStJQTZJdEYrYzhkWFo5QllzMVJzdz09
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Slaughter Neck Cemetery, PO Box 241, Milford, DE 19963.
Online condolences are welcome at www.shortfuneralservicesandcremation.com
