Marla Lee West
Marla Lee West died peacefully, surrounded by her children, on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Marietta, Ga.
Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Willis Dixon Coffey and Mae Catherine Wentzel.
Marla was predeceased by her parents; sisters, Lois Blackhurst and Willie Kay Wolf; and her beloved husband of 40 years, C. Robert West, who passed in 1995.
Marla is survived by her sister, Shirley Vallina and identical twin Merry Lou McMurray. She is also survived by her three children: Dr. D. Keith West (Merry Karen West deceased, June 12, 2023), Lydia Tardiff (Jim) and Tara Mezzanotte. She was the grandmother to eight grandchildren: Kelsea West Alexander (Troy), Garrett West, Molly West (fiance Robert Coe), Sarah Tardiff Davis (Cole), James Tardiff, Victoria Tardiff, Lauren Mezzanotte and Joseph Mezzanotte Jr.; and the best “GiGi” to her four great-grandchildren: Van and Camden Alexander, and Emerson and George Davis.
Marla was an energetic and creative force who spent years sewing, reupholstering, refinishing and painting. Grandma West loved teaching all her grandkids to roller blade and enjoyed traveling on many family ski trips.
Marla was a longtime resident of Ft. Pierce, Fla., who treasured the Florida sunshine during the winter season. A lifelong Steelers fan, she had a love for spending summers in Slate Run, Pennsylvania, biking, hiking and kayaking well into her 80s.
A family service will be held this fall. The family kindly requests memorial donations be made to: Agape Hospice Care Marietta, Ga.