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WEST, Benjamin H., 71, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2005. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2005 in the New Mount Olive AME Church with the Rev. C.L. Carter officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2005 at the Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home in Avon Park, Fla. Mr. West was retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service. He was a member of the Beulah Baptist Church and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1968, coming from Hampton, Va. He is survived by his wife, Lillie West of Avon Park; son, Michael West of Avon Park; daughters, Gloria Ashlock of Hampton, Va., Vivian West Hines of Hampton, Va., Carol West of Avon Park, Fla.; brothers, Glenn West of Spring Lake, N.C., Hubert West of Mocksville, N.C. and Joe West of Columbus, Ohio; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. STEPHENSON-NELSON FUNERAL HOME AVON PARK, FLA.

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Published by TBO.com on Nov. 3, 2005.

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