Beloved wife and mother was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1944 and joined her Savior on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Dianne had a brave 20 month fight with pancreatic cancer. She is predeceased by her parents, Martha Jo Gilley Smith and Wreno Edgar Smith, Jr., her son Stephen West and grandson Colton West.
Dianne was a native Dallasite, attending Woodrow Wilson and SMU, graduating with a BBA. She held memberships in Pi Beta Phi, the Dallas Country Club, DAR, Junior Charity League, Seekers Antique Club, a 500 Inc. board member, DMA, the Nasher, Dallas Arboretum, and numerous bridge clubs. She was also a Cub Scout leader and Sunday school teacher at Christ the King and Park Cities Baptist Church.
Dianne is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert Hamlett West Sr.; son Robert Hamlett West Jr. and wife Joan Hemstreet West; son Reed Christopher West and wife Brandi White West; and son Ryan Edgar West and wife Melissa Gonzalez West; and six grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann, Sarah, Owen, Oliver, Spencer and Stella West. Also survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Marty and John Broderick, along with sisters-in-law Aline West Corson and Barbara West as well as numerous other beloved relatives.
A memorial service for Dianne will be in the Ellis Chapel at Park Cities Baptist Church at 2:30 PM on Friday, August 17, 2018. Interment will be at Sparkman/Hillcrest Memorial Park.
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