WYATT -- Perry Lee West, 86, of Wyatt died Thursday, July 22, 1999, at Bertrand Nursing Facility.
She was born Aug. 26, 1912, in Colorado Springs, Ark., daughter of M.D. and May M. Morgan Russell. She and Oscar Lee West were married July 31, 1939. He died in 1985.
West was a secretary in the Capitol Building in Springfield, Ill., a number of years. She retired in 1983 and returned to Wyatt in 1984.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two sisters.
Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at IOOF Cemetery near Charleston. The Rev. Leroy Thornton will officiate.
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