Doug West

Funeral services for Lloyd Douglas "DOUG" West, 59 of Cookeville, will be Thursday, May 30 at 1 PM from the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Algood Heritage Cemetery. Pastor Jonathan Young will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday from 11 AM until service time at the funeral home. Mr. West went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1959 in Detroit to Frances Ruby Martin West of Detroit and the late William West, Jr. He received Christ at an early age. His life devotion was studying the word and leading all souls to Christ. In his dedication to the Word he searched the Bible for the recipe for the healing oil used by the Disciples. Because of his father, the late Rev. William West, Jr., he was inspired to become a pastor. He had served as pastor of Believing Church of God in Christ in Detroit for over 24 years, since moving to Cookeville in 2012 he attended Trinity Baptist Church in Cookeville. He was a member of Agape Fellowship in Detroit. He was a data communications manager at National Bank of Detroit for 25 plus years. Survivors in addition to his mother, include wife of 31 years (Married September 19, 1987 in Detroit) Jimmie Irene Allen West of Cookeville, two daughters and a son-in-law Jaketa Allen (Michael) Steward of Frisco, TX, Samantha West of Cookeville, sister and brother-in-law Gloria Ann (Arsner, Sr.) McCoy of Detroit, brothers and sisters-in-law Columbus Michael (Linda) West of Waynesboro, PA., John Howard West of Detroit, Steve (Bernadette) West of Cleveland, OH, grandchildren: Jakaria A'jhanai Allen, Kadence Allen, Skylar Peete, Landus William West and Kolton Steward, special niece Clarice Yvonne Kingston of Murfreesboro, a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.