Otho L. West

Otho L. West, age 86, of Caddo Gap, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019. He was born on September 28, 1933, in Omega, New Mexico, the son of Grover Bonaparte West and Ada Hall West. On July 25, 1958, he was married to the love of his life, Virginia Leigh. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Shirley Campbell, Weldon West, Lewis West, Curtis West, Inez Moore, Elmo West, Zona Gish, Hershel West and Vivian Vaughn. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and in his younger years, while living in New Mexico, owned and operated a Texaco Station, where he was a master mechanic, until moving his family to Arkansas in 1977. Otho was a member of the Norman First Baptist Church and was employed with the Caddo Hills School District as Transportation Supervisor and mechanic over all the school buses until his retirement. After his retirement, Otho decided to return to the Caddo Hills Public School District, where he would then work for an additional 11 years, driving a school bus. He enjoyed water skiing and working in his garden, but his greatest joy in life was spending time with his family. Otho was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Virginia West of Caddo Gap; his son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Teresa West of Glenwood; his granddaughter, Heidi West of Glenwood; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family members and a host of wonderful friends. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 2, 2020, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Caddo Gap, with Pastor Sid West officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.