Carlton "Bud" T. West Jr.

Carlton T. Bud West Jr., age 75 of Dahlonega and formerly of Panama City, Florida passed away on March 15th, 2015 following a sudden illness. Bud was retired from the U.S. Air Force having served as a pilot in Vietnam. Following his military retirement, he obtained a law degree and served as an attorney. He was a graduate of Lumpkin County High in 1957 and attended North Georgia College prior to his 1963 graduation of the Air Force Academy. He is preceded in death by his parents Carlton Cot West and mother Eula Mae Hall West, his 1st wife Dana McFee West and his sister Barbara Grant Bales. He is survived by his loving wife Martha Sue Ridley West, sons Brian West (Jenelle) of West Virginia, Craig West of San Francisco, CA; step- children Sharon (Jamie) Satterfield of Charlotte, NC, Donna (Keith) Anderson of Dahlonega, and Ronna (Clark) Anderson of Dahlonega; sister, Agnes (Arnold ) Gurley of Royston, GA, and brother, Danny (Debbie) West of Buford, GA, 10 grandchildren and 6 step -grandchildren and other relatives also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in the chapel of Dahlonega Funeral Home with the Rev. Lyman Caldwell officiating. Interment will follow in the Cavender Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Dahlonega Funeral Home from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until 9p.m. and again on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the service hour. In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be made to American Heart Association https://donate.heart.org Condolences may be expressed on-line at www.dahlonegafuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Dahlonega Funeral Home, 20 Gibson Rd., Dahlonega, GA, 30533, 706-864-DOVE