Barbara Ann West

1939 - 2018

July 12, 1939-May 28, 2018

Mrs. Barbara Ann West, 78, of Murrayville passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville following a brief illness.

Born in Lumpkin County on July 12, 1939, to parents Loy Sullens and Myrtle Ledford Sullens, Barbara was, along with her late husband, Joe, former owner and operator of Bar-Joe's Steakhouse in Murrayville for 31 years. She was a charter member of Murrayville Baptist Church where she was a member of the Happy Pilgrims and the church choir.

In addition to her parents, Barbara is preceded in death by her husband, Joe West, and siblings, Lucille Anderson, Linda Tritt, Travis Sullens and Dee Sullens. She is survived by her children, Angela Sosebee and husband, Jamie Tralle, Dahlonega; Tim West, Clermont; and Dreama Self of Murrayville; sister, Eulene Poore; sister and brother-in-law, Robbie and Charles Wehunt; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerrell and Sue Sullens and Fred and Melinda Sullens, all of Dahlonega; grandchildren, Ben West, Blake Sosebee, Dylan Self, Hanna Grace Littleton, Dalton Self; and Joni West, mother of Ben West; and Mickey Self, father of Dylan and Dalton Self; as well as a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2018, at Murrayville Baptist Church with Pastor John Dell and the Rev. Mark Wheeler officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with Pastor Ricky Stone officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 31, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Dahlonega Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Murrayville Baptist Church, 5407 Hubert Stephens Road, Murrayville, GA 30564.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.dahlonegafuneralhome.com.
Dahlonega Funeral Home, Dahlonega

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