Wahkiakum County Eagle-November 1996 Rex Leland West Age 85, died in a Longview nursing home. A gathering of friends was held in the community room at Peardale Lane, Longview on Nov. 17. He was born 24 May 1911, in Ostrander. He attended high school in Kelso and graduated from the University of Puget Sound. In 1941 he married Ruth Clumpner. He worked for Longview Fibre County until his retirement in 1976. He was a charter member of the Longview Ski Club, a member of the Cowlitz County Historical Society, the Audubon Society, and the Southern Washington Mineralogical Society. Preceding him in death were three sisters, Margene Paxton, Thelma Eyer and Marian Gunn. Suvivors include his wife, Ruth, at home; a brother, Charles Darrell West of Longview; a nephew, and four nieces. Burial place unknown 24 May 1911-10 Nov 1996 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum)