Marie Huxley West

Marie H. West
December 8, 1923 – September 14, 2024
Born in Washington, DC, the only child of Marie and Floyd Edwin Huxley, Marie grew up
in our Nations Capital until she and her husband James S. West moved to Alexandria,
Virginia the winter of 1957. The following summer, they moved to their family home
where they raised their two children. Here they remined for 46 years. After the death of
Marie’s husband, she moved to New Jersey to be with her daughter’s family where she
lived the past twenty years.
Marie is survived by her daughter, Marie H. West of Mountainside, New Jersey and son,
James W. West and daughter-in-law of Vivian B. West of Centreville, Virginia. Marie’s
son-in-law, Nicholas Karant predeceased her in death. Beloved grandchildren are
Nicholas A. Karant and Christopher J. Karant of Mountainside, NJ, Chelsea M. West of
Queens, NY, and Collin M. West of Centreville, VA.
Marie made new friends in New Jersey through her church family. She outlived her
close friends by many years. Her family attributes Marie’s long healthy life to good
genes, organic food, living with her family who loved and cared for her dearly, and a
structured lifestyle. Marie’s routine consisted of morning exercises, reading her Bible
and other publications, an early afternoon nap an followed by a snack of her most loved
Scottish Butter Cookies, working on arts and crafts projects, watching her favorite game
shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, playing online Bridge, Spider and Solitaire.
Her favorite time of day was enjoying a bowl of Trader Joe’s Vanilla Ice Cream for her
dinnertime desert.
Marie West’s Memorial Service is Sunday, 1:30 September 28, 2024 at First United

Methodist Church, One East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090.
Internment is Saturday, October 12 at 12:00 PM,
National Memorial Park, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042

In lieu of flowers, Marie’s favorite charities was her church’s, First United Methodist
Church Westfield, NJ Local Homeless Program and the Southwest Indian
Foundation.
Donations can be can be made in her honor directly to the church for the homeless
program, or the Indian Foundation at: PO Box 86, Gallop, New Mexico 87305-1414,
https://www.southwestindian.com/donate. Marie felt the native Americans were wronged
by our government and supported their livelihood and efforts through donations and
purchasing their arts and crafts products whenever she could.

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