BRUBAKER, Barbara

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona, Friday, June 13, 2014 Barbara Forbes Garland Head Whitlatch Brubaker was born July 14, 1918, in Albuquerque, N.M., to Everett Garland and Beulah Forbes Garland and went to be with her Lord on June 9, 2014, in Prescott, Ariz. After the death of her parents she was adopted at the age of two by William and Ida May Head of Oskaloosa, Iowa. She attended Iowa State University for two years and, in 1939, was married to Don Whitlatch, who later was a partner in Bybee and Davis Funeral Home in Knoxville, Iowa. After Don's death in 1965, she married J.C. Brubaker in 1968. Barbara was an active member of the Methodist Church, P.E.O. and Mentor Study Club in Knoxville. She is survived by sons William E. Whitlatch of Prescott and Michael D. Whitlatch and wife Shelley of Tucson, Ariz.; grandchild Mark Whitlatch and wife Devin; grandchild Tyler Whitlatch and wife Ashley; grandchild Susannah Whitlatch; and great-grandchildren Banyan and Soleece McKinley-Whitlatch. She is also survived by stepchildren James, Steve, Diane and Elaine; and many step-grandchildren whom she loved. She was preceded in death by her daughter Susanne at birth and husbands Don Whitlatch in 1965 and James C. Brubaker in 2006. She was a remarkable, courageous and beautiful lady who will be greatly missed. Memorials may be sent to the United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Please visit www.sunrisefuneralhome.com to sign her guestbook. Information provided by survivors.