W. Hammond West, 77, husband of the late Frances Calliham West, died Wednesday August 23, 2017. Funeral Services will be held Saturday August 26, 2017 at 11 AM at Antioch Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Mr. West was born in Edgefield County and was the son of W. A. and Louise Hammond West. He was retired from the U.S. Forest Service and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Survivors include 1 son, Doug (Ann) West; 1 daughter, Belinda (Lanny) Miller; 4 grandchildren, Abbie and Sara Frances Miller and Jenna and Josh West. Memorials may be made to Gilgal Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Bruce Morgan, 41 Morgan Bussey Rd., Edgefield, S.C. 29824. The family is at the home of his daughter and will receive friends Friday from 5 to 7 PM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Please sign the online register book at www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com.