ELLEN LOUISE WEST

 (Ellen) Louise West, 96, of Paw Paw and formerly of Watervliet died Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Paw Paw.

 Family services will be held at a later date and cremation has taken place. Burial of the ashes will be in the Coloma Cemetery next to her husband. Memorials may be made to the Transitions Hospice in Kalamazoo. Arrangements are by the Florin Funeral Service. Please share memories or messages at www.florin.net.

 Louise was born on Oct. 8, 1928, in Green County in Arkansas to Claude and Olievah Cupp. She was a homemaker, but also had worked for several companies in the area including Alpha Resources. Louise married her husband, Joe West, in 1944 and he preceded her in death in 1985. Together they celebrated 41 years of marriage. Louise enjoyed her home life and will be dearly missed by her family.

 Her family includes her children; Shirley West of Payson, AZ, Debra Prince of Paw Paw, Rhonda Roman of Dallas, TX, Laura Bunzow of Grand Rapids, Jeffrey Kemmerlin of Paw Paw, and Dawn Calin of Indianapolis; her brother and sister, Claudean Chick of TX and Henry Cupp of Manistee; her 22 grandchildren and her 22 great-grandchildren.

 Louise was preceded in death by two children, Joan Moore and Alan West and two sisters, Sadie Campbell and Olene Bolton.