Charles Preston West Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Charles Preston West (Nashville, Tennessee), who passed away on September 28, 2025 at the age of 94. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his wife Betty Sweeney; his parents, Clifford West and Verna West; and his siblings, Garland West and Anna Louise Willis.
He is survived by: his daughters, Deborah Higdon (Steve) of Brentwood, TN and Rebecca Hopkins (Steve) of New Albany, MS.; his grandchildren, Emily Horn (Daniel) of Greenwood, AR, Jonathan Higdon (Sonia) of Nashville, TN, Andrew Hopkins (Kerrie) of New Albany, MS, Benjamin Higdon of Wilmore, KY and Callison Hopkins of Seattle, WA.; his great grandchildren, Wyatt, Landon Hopkins of New Albany, MS and Charlie Horn of Greenwood, AR.; his sons-in-law, Steve Higdon of Brentwood, TN and Steve Hopkins of New Albany, MS; and his grandson-in-law Daniel Horn of Greenwood, AR.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 18th 2025 at 11:00 AM. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 18th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the They Became High School. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 18th 2025 at the Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home (660 Thompson Ln, Nashville, TN 37204). Since the pandemic, Charles was less able to get out and about, so the family came to him to listen to his many stories about farm life in Kentucky and the Navy and to seek his wisdom and advice.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital Cardiology Department in honor of Charles' namesake, Charles Alexander Horn.
