Roberta C. West
Roberta C. West, 82, homemaker, passed away Thursday (Nov.
2, 2006) after five years at Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
The memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
Hillside Christian Church, 8330 E. Douglas in Wichita, with Dr. William
McConnell officiating. Private interment will be in Cedar Point.
Roberta was born March 31, 1924, in Cedar Point to Alma and
Russell Cain.
She attended schools in Cedar Point, Florence and the Axtell
School of Nursing in Newton.
On Dec. 31, 1943, she married a soldier, James West of
Boyers, Pa. They were blessed with almost 63 years of marriage. They had one
daughter, Rita.
Roberta worked by Jim's side throughout their marriage as
they made their homes in Emporia, Salina, Lexington, Ky., Wichita and retiring
at Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
During Jim's years of military service, they lived in
Concordia; Owatonna, Minn.; and Leavenworth.
Roberta's family, home and church were important to her. She
loved gardening, canning and taking care of her family. Her yard and house were
immaculate. She would never pass up pulling a weed in her yard, and her many
roses in Salina were filled with blooms.
Roberta was a Girl Scout leader in Florence, Sunday school
teacher and youth group leader in Salina and the ever-faithful minister's wife
in Lexington and Wichita. She was the doting mother who tirelessly shuttled her
daughter to dance lessons, piano lessons and all school activities.
She was a founding member of Belmont Boulevard Christian
Church in Salina. She was a member of Hillside Christian Church in Wichita and
shared her good works with the Loyal Doers Sunday School class and Joanna
Circle.
Roberta is survived by husband, the Rev. James West Jr. of
Kansas Christian Home in Newton; daughter and son-in-law, Rita and Hugh
Paustian of Niceville, Fla.; grandson, Cory Paustian of Overland Park; sisters,
Bertha Linnens of Newton, Eula Williams of Loveland, Colo., and Willa Laughlin
of Eagle, Idaho; brother, Tom of Little Rock, Ark.; and many nieces, nephews
and friends.
Memorials may be made to Hillside Christian Church, 8330 E.
Douglas, Wichita, KS 67206 or Kansas Christian Home, 1035 S.E. Third St.,
Newton, KS 67114.
Tributes may be sent to the family via
www.downingandlahey.com.
