Barbara Green Whitlock, 82, of Forest City went home to be with Jesus Saturday, December 21, 2024, at her daughter’s residence in Gastonia surrounded by her loving family.  Barbara was born in Sunshine, North Carolina on April 23, 1942, and was a daughter of the late Andrew Green and Mary C. Murray Green. 

She was a faithful lifelong member of Crestview Baptist Church in Forest City.  Her family were the most important thing in her life, and she loved spending time and caring for each of them, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Barbara was gifted with a servant’s heart and loved giving gifts and doing kind things for her family and friends.  She loved baking cakes for any occasion for anyone she loved.  Spring was Barbara’s favorite time of the year.  She loved working in her garden and tending to her flowers.  Even later in life she still enjoyed going to the gym and living an active lifestyle.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Whitlock, her brothers Gene Green and Edward Green, and her great-grandchild Eliza Kate Brown.

Survivors include her sons, Leslie Whitlock and wife Brenda of Cherryville, Barry Whitlock and wife Sarah of Charlotte, her daughter, Beverly Whitlock of Gastonia, her brothers, David Green and wife Libby, Frank Green and wife Wanda, Buck Green and wife Jane, Lloyd Green, and Clayton Green and wife Sally, her sisters, Louise Tessnear and husband Don, and Geneva Bowen and husband Bob, grandchildren Kevin Brown and wife Lacey of Belmont, Kirk Brown and wife Sarah of Cramerton and Bryan Whitlock and wife Audrey of Gastonia.  She also has seven great-grandchildren, Nico, Nolan, Beau, Hank, Hayes, Zoe, and Beckham.  She is also survived by her special friend Wylie Thomas and her longtime friends and neighbors on Thermal Drive.

The funeral service will be held at 11 o’clock on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Crestview Baptist Church officiated by the Reverend Kevin Rohm. Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memorial Park. Visitation is from 10:00 to 11:00 prior to the service in Sanctuary.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Crestview Baptist Church General Fund.

The Padgett and King Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com