Barbara Geraldine Milligan passed from this life on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born Wednesday, June 9th, 1943, to Lois Turner Sapp Lewallen and Jewel Brown Turner. Barbara graduated from White County High School in 1961 and on Saturday, August 26, 1961 she married the love of her life, Charles Milligan. Charles and Barbara had a model marriage and loved each other dearly for 49 ½ years. Barbara worked a 40 year career with Mallory of Sparta until her retirement. She loved cooking, canning, and tending to her flowers. Barbara was loved by all that knew her and was known for her impeccable witt. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who got her greatest joy in life by providing for her family.

Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, her step-father, Loyd Lewallen, her mother and father in-law, Charlie and Grace Milligan,  one brother in-law, Sammy Milligan, one son in-law, Billy Willhite, and many members of the Turner and Sapp families who meant the world to her.

Barbara is survived by her daughter, Sabra Willhite of Sparta, her grandson William Willhite (Jessica) of Cookeville, her granddaughter Amy Mackenzie Woodruff (Steven) of Sparta, and 6 great-grandchildren, Tyler, Allyson, Joshua, and Alex Woodruff of Sparta, and Liam and Luke Willhite of Cookeville, one sister in-law, Janet Murden of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and her aunts Jean Wyatt of Crossville, and Joice and Lena Jo of Elyria, Ohio.

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00pm Monday, May 6, 2024 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Blue Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 11:00am Monday at Hunter Funeral Home. William Willhite, Roy Whited and John Knox will officiate. Music will be led by Steve Delmonte.

William Willhite, Doug Watts, Roy Whited, Steve Delmonte, Gary Young and Chuck Bumbalough will serve as pallbearers.