Bill A. West, Sr. 65, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 3, 2010.

He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on January, 13 1945 to the late Willie and Willie Mae (nee: Walker) West. He moved to Racine in 1965 and worked in the manufacturing industry for over 25 years.

Bill was a dedicated and hard worker. He retired from Jacobsen Manufacturing in the 1990s and opened West Appliance, Inc., a business that has been in the Racine community for nearly 20 years. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, playing and coaching basketball, and spending time with his family and friends. Bill accepted Christ at an early age.

He is survived by his wife, Classie West; two brothers, Raymond West of Kenosha and Alvin (Jimmie Ann) West of Racine; three sisters, Ella Mae Brown, Barbara West, and Cynthia Jackson, all of Racine; In 1963, Bill  A. West  Sr. married his first wife Ollie (nee: Livingston ) West. In later years, they divorced. From this union, they had four children: Troy (Tina) West of Calumet City, IL., Donna West of Calumet City, IL., Bill A. West, Jr., of Racine, LaVel West of Calumet City, IL., In addition, Bill is survived by his children, Yolanda Hodges of Memphis, TN., Marcus West of Racine, and Angelique (William) Lewis of Milwaukee; his stepchildren, Adrena (Felix) Rogers of Indianapolis, IN., Derrick (Stephanie) Jamison of Memphis, TN., and Anwar (Toshiba) Jamison of Memphis, TN.; his grandchildren, Ivan, Torell, Gamayel, Troi, Maaliyah, DeLan, Asirah, Cedric, Aredious, DeJanae, Derrick Jr., Darius, Nicholas, Saige, Amari, and Adrena; his great grandchildren, Nia, Navi, and Cameron; his mother-in-law, Odesser Knuckles; eleven sister-in-laws and fourteen brother-in-laws; and a host of nieces, nephews, and special friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his uncles, James and Jack Newson; and his niece, Toni West.

Family and friends are invited to meet at the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. for the celebration of his life and Homegoing with Rev. J. Mark Freeman officiating. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery. There will be a visitation in the funeral home on Friday from 10 a.m. -12:00 p.m.