Millicent West, a long-time native of Middleburg and Upperville, Virginia, died at her home in Upperville, on November 9. She was, from 1974 to 2009 a Director of the Middleburg National Bank, for which she received a special award for her service in April of this year. (During her tenure, the bank assets grew from $3 million to $985 million.)

She was a Vice President of the Garden Club of America and the Garden Club of Virginia and was known throughout Virginia for her volunteer work, having shared her time, talents and enthusiasm with organizations across the region, including the Democratic Party of Virginia, The Hill School, Middleburg, The Health Center, Middleburg, and Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville, of which she was a member.

Joseph Boling, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Middleburg Financial Corporation, in his presentation of an award for her service said: "She was an engaging ambassador the for the bank and has never met a stranger."

Mrs. West was born in Linden, Virginia on April 14, 1921. She grew up in Alexandria, Virginia where she graduated from George Washington High School, and attended Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She received her nursing degree in 1939 from Garfield Hospital in Washington, D.C. in 1939.

Mrs. West was predeceased by her husband, Washington businessman (and President of Middleburg Bank), Donald MacKenzie, in 1974, and William H. West, Jr, whom she later married, in 1986.

Mrs. West is survived by two sons, Ross MacKenzie of Los Angeles, California, and Doug MacKenzie of Upperville, Virginia, and four stepchildren: Gail Rogers of Winchester, Virginia, Nicola Shugars of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Karen West and Cathy Thomas, of Orlando, Florida. Her stepson, Bruce MacKenzie, also predeceased her.

Mrs. West will be buried in a private ceremony. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: the Marshall Rescue Squad, Marshall, Virginia.