Barbara Ann Studstill

Mrs. Barbara Ann Studstill, 75, passed away on December 10, 2024. Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of F.L. Sims Funeral Home, 2968 East Point Street, East Point GA 30344.
Barbara Ann Studstill the oldest of six children was born March 5, 1949 in Carrollton, Georgia to the late Deacon Willie A Wood Sr. and Deaconess Della P. Wood.
She attended and graduated from West Fulton High School in 1967. Following high school she obtained gainful employment with Southern Bell (now known as Bellsouth/ATT) as a telephone operator for several years.
Barbara joined in Holy Matrimony to Lester Allen Studstill on September 27, 1969 and to this union they were blessed with two children, a daughter, Leslie and a son Daryl.
She received Christ at an early age. She joined Mount Hermon Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. N. E. Wilborn. She remained a member as the church grew on to what is now Greater Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor Kem Beadles. Barbra faithfully demonstrated many talents. She served as an active member of the finance committee as the financial secretary, as well as, the vice president of the Usher Board eventually becoming president. of that same board. She served faithfully until her health began to fail.
Barbara attended Sunday School every Sunday morning and was also an advisor. She also attended weekly Bible Study every Wednesday night. Her favorite scripture was II Timothy 1:7 (For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.)
Barbara had a Loving Spirit and a take-charge attitude. Wherever she went she made friends and was a very loving and caring mother and grandmother.
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Barbara Ann Studstill departed this earthly life for her Heavenly crown. She will be missed by every life she touched. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Gregory M. Wood, Willie A. Wood Jr., and Courtney L. Wood.
She leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband, Lester Allen Studstill; wonderful children, daughter, Leslie E. Williams (Jermaine) and son Daryl B. Studstill; grateful grandsons, Brandon M. Grier and Bryce G. Reese; caring siblings, Marcia D. Washington of Augusta, Georgia and Debra Y. Brooks of Riverdale, Georgia along with a stepbrother, Howard Wood of Carrollton, Georgia; and a host of other family members who loved her dearly. Today as we celebrate her life we know she is now resting in a better place.
. Final arrangements are entrusted to F.L. Sims Funeral Home, East Point Chapel.