Barbara Worthen was born in Bartow, Georgia to the parentage of the late Ollie Mae Worthen. At an early age she joined the Salter Grove Baptist Church. Sixteen years ago she relocated and made Jacksonville, FL her home.

On Saturday, November 26, 2022 Barbara made her transition from labor to reward.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Salter Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be held in the Church cemetery.

She held a degree in child Development. She earned her degree while working a full-time job and raising two children.

She worked in Property Management for 20 years and she gained numerous certifications in her field She took a distressed Property and made it one of her Company's most successful sites within their Eastern portfolio.

She leaves to cherish her memories her loving children: Joe (Tracy) Richardson, Nadira (Antonio) Smith and Ja'Bria (Booker) Gray; sisters: Jackie (Melvin) May, Phyllis Strobridge, Evelyn Tomlin; brothers: Roger Warthen and Joseph McBride; her grandchildren: Ja'Nasia Richardson, Joe Richardson, Jr. ; a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.