Anna Rebecca West, 76, of Anderson, SC passed away on March 18, 2018, after living fully, even following a diagnosis of cancer. Her final days were in the care of Hospice of the Upstate, as she wished.

Rebecca was born on September 16, 1941 in St. Stephen, SC to the late Reverend Peter L. West and Louise J. West. Grounded in values she learned in her family, she lived a life of faith and dedicated service to others.

Rebecca retired to Anderson in 2011, following a career in which she was an Associate Pastor at Plymouth Congregational Church in Washington, DC; an officer in the Connecticut and District of Columbia National Guard, retiring with the rank of Colonel; and a manager at a Connecticut insurance company. Reverend West was a graduate of the Yale Divinity School.

Although she lived in and traveled to many places, Rebecca always considered Forty-One home.

Rebecca is survived, and will be dearly missed, by her son and daughter-in-law, Arnold West and Nadine Francis West; her sisters, Flora Gethers (Joseph) and Sarah West; her brother, Rev. Dr. George L. West (Mary); her nieces, Annette Gethers and Candace West; and her nephews, Joseph Gethers (Liz) and James West, Jr. In addition, she will be lovingly remembered by her extended family and the many people who came to know her warmth, compassion, kindness, joy for life and her indomitable spirit.

Rebecca was predeceased by her fiancé, Cecil Best; and her brother, Bishop James C. West, Sr. and his wife, Miriam West.

Reverend West's family will honor her life and service by supporting her relationship with the Quilts of Valor Foundation to honor a local veteran.