Marcus Tyrone West, Jr.

Pastor Marcus Tyrone West, Jr., 73, longtime resident of Altus, Oklahoma left this place to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. A Funeral Service is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 14th, in the Kincannon Memorial Chapel with Military Honors rendered by the United States Air Force. Pastor West will be laid to rest at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 15th, at the Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin. Arrangements are under the direction of Kincannon Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

Marcus Tyrone West, Jr. was born on October 25, 1950, in Altus to Marcus Nathaniel West and Jerlene Julian West. He attended Lincoln High School in Altus. Marcus enlisted into the United States Air Force in the early 1970s, later retiring from the Army National Guard. He married his beautiful bride, and companion for life, Sharon Margaret Barron on March 3, 1968, in Hot Springs, Arkansas and to this union three sons were born, Marcus III, Kevin and Keith. They made their way back to Altus and Marcus worked in civil service at Altus Air Force Base, but his heart was sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As the Pastor of New Beginnings Full Gospel Ministries in Altus his tender care of parishioners and visiting the sick was seen by all. 

Pastor West was preceded in death by his parents, Marcus and Jerlene; and siblings, Ramond West, Kenneth West, Matthew West, Bernice Sneed, Betty West, and Charlene Walker and husband, Leroy. Those left to carry on his memory and legacy are his wife of 56 years, Sharon; sons, Marcus West, III and wife, Monica, Kevin West and wife, Donna, and Keith West; grandchildren, Sharon, Jacinda, and Phyllis; siblings, Lilly Reed and husband, Harry, Wilda Holzemer and husband, Dave, Katy Edwards, and James West; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and an abundance of brothers and sisters in Christ.

The family will formally greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Wednesday, March 13th, at the funeral home. Online tributes may be made at www.kincannonfuneralhome.com. The service livestream may be viewed at https://youtu.be/pI--tqQI9qo.