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25614. Phillip Hardy11 West JR (Phillip Hardy10, Jack Hardy9, Malissa8 Allgood, William A.7, Wyatt6, William (Pikey) Henry5, William John4, Edward3, William2, Edward1 Algood) was born in Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., MS August 14, 1935. Phillip died October 13, 2007 in Starkville, Oktibbeha Co, MS. OBIT: Services for Philip Hardy West Jr., of Starkville, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville. He will be interred beside his son, Morgan Toles at Louisville Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is Monday from 5 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. West died Oct. 13, 2007, at his residence. He was born in Brookhaven on Aug. 14, 1935, to Philip Hardy and Winnie Lou Hall West. He was the grandson of Jack Hardy West and Mary J. Case West Smith, and John W. Hall and Ettie Nettles Hall. He grew up in Central Baptist Church from the "tent" to the first church building on Georgia Avenue. After his graduation from Brookhaven High School in 1954, he immediately caught the City of New Orleans train to Jackson to enlist in the United States Navy. He attended Hinds Junior College and the Mississippi Southern College, as well as many Navy Officer Training courses. As a naval officer, he trained from the East Coast to the West Coast and Florida. He was an instructor at Hinds Junior College during a 10-year sabbatical from the Navy. At age 41, he re-enlisted to complete his 25-year career in the Navy. During his tenure in the Navy, he was attached to the USS Electron, the USS Milledgeville, the USS Arneb, the USS Hermitage, the USS Piedmont, the USS Sierra, the USS Mars and the USS Saratoga. His last two assignments were the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Jackson, as testing officer. The last ship on which he was stationed, the USS Wisconsin, was in Pascagoula, the "Big Gun" ship was being recommissioned for duty in the first Persian Gulf War with Iraq. After that, the ship was retired again. He was cited for his humanitarian work in evacuating refugees from floating internment camps in the Pacific. He was involved in closing out " Little America," a U.S. military post in Antarctica, his being the last ship to pull out after days of being iced in. Mr. West was an avid hunter, carpenter and skilled woodworker. He used his skills in the Lord's service on mission work in the United States. He was commissioned by the State of Mississippi to make the display case for the Mississippi Medal of Honor winners, which is on display at the MEPS in Jackson. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Louisville. Preceding him in death were his grandparents; his parents; and his son. Survivors are his wife, Mary Alice; his sons, Hardy West, of Athens, Ga., Solon West, of Davie, Fla., and Anthony Toles, of Jackson; his daughter, Lee Ann Toles-Merkl, of Starkville; his brothers and sisters, John David West, of Hickory, Gordon West and Elizabeth West Wesse, both of Brookhaven, and Mary Etta Boutin, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; his five grandsons and one granddaughter; and many loving nieces and nephews.
He married twice.
Phillip Hardy West JR and Marion Hortense Mayo had the following children:
42312 i. Morgan Toles12 West was born on (birth date unknown).
42313 ii. Gordon Hardy West (living).
42314 iii. Solon Paul West (living).
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