Barbara Ann Westbrook

Barbara Ann Huckleberry Westbrook passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026 at Northside Hospital Gwinnett, after a short illness. Barbara is preceded in death by her father, Carl Huckleberry; her mother, Renola Yates Huckleberry; her husband, Robert (Bob) Arthur Westbrook, and her four siblings, Carl Jr., Jack, Norma and Gene (Buddy). She is survived by her daughter, Laura Westbrook Spikes; granddaughter, Jamie Anne Spikes; and grandson, Jacob Henry Spikes.
Born October 12, 1939 in Iola, Kansas, Barbara spent much of her childhood moving to various states where her father, a crane operator, found work. Her family eventually settled in Jacksonville, Florida. Immediately after graduating Andrew Jackson Senior High School in 1957, Barbara began working at Southern Bell as a secretary. It was in Jacksonville where she was set up on a blind date with Bob Westbrook, who would become her loving husband of 62 years. Bob and Barbara had one child, Laura. With Barbara working for Southern Bell / Bell South / AT&T, the couple moved to Stone Mountain, GA, then to Flanders, NJ, before finally retiring back to Stone Mountain, GA. Barbara retired from AT&T as a Marketing Manager, one of the only ones in the company without a college degree!
It was after Barbara's early retirement that she and Bob were able to devote time to their shared love of camping. When in their 5th-wheel, they often traveled to Arizona, spending up to two months at a time enjoying the people, sites and famous "dry-heat". When the rigors of long-distance travel became too much, they traded in the truck and trailer for a motorhome and camped closer to home in Mountain Lakes Resort, in Cleveland, GA.
In 2000, Barbara and Bob's twin grandchildren, Jamie and Jacob, were born. For the first two years, they took care of the twins several days a week at their house, furnishing their downstairs bedroom with two cribs (and later twin beds) and toys galore and their kitchen with high chairs. They even took the twins camping with them and were so proud to introduce them to all their friends and camping buddies.
Barbara leaves behind a legacy of being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, as well as a great friend and neighbor.
The memorial service to celebrate the life of Barbara Ann Westbrook will be held on Saturday, January 24th at 11:00AM at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel, Snellville, GA. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00AM to 11:00AM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating in the name of Barbara Westbrook to Furkids.org, https://furkids.org. For those who cannot join in person, please select this livestream link, or the "live webcast" below.
Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, Georgia 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.