Lois (Rhame) West (1921 - 2014)

Born 5 Sep 1921 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

Wife of John Carl West — married 29 Aug 1942 in Fort Monmouth, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Died 6 May 2014 at age 92 in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

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Lois Rhame West was an American health and physical fitness advocate, activist, and philanthropist. She served as First Lady of South Carolina from 1971 until 1975 during the administration of her husband, Governor John C. West. Rhame West, a former faculty member at the University of South Carolina, made physical education and wellness the focus of her tenure as the state's First Lady. West later became the first woman serve as president of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a position she held for two terms. She served on the Muscular Dystrophy Association's national board of directors for forty years.

Sources

• Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341936.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129300200/lois-west: accessed ), memorial page for Lois Rhame West (5 Sep 1921–6 May 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129300200, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257).

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Rhame_West