OBITS: Sturgis News, 1997, Union Co Copied with permission of The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, KY, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 1997, Number 51, obits on page 2. SAMMY WEST JR. Sammy West Jr. 63, died Sunday at Madisonville Regional Medical Center, of natural causes. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Second Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Nakomis; two sons, Sammy Ray and Keith Allen, both of Providence; a sister, Nancy Nesbitt of Sturgis; two brothers, Harmon Ray of Salt Lake City and Rodney of Morganfield; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 11am today at Melton Funeral Home, with burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8am to service time today. From: Maria Troutman Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997