Barbara Whitehurst

Barbara J. Whitehurst (Pixler), age 89, of Orlando, Florida, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 24, 2021. She was born January 2, 1932 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Charles R. Pixler and Dorothy J. (Griffith) Pixler. She was a graduate of Grier School for Girls at Birmingham, PA and Lasell Junior College at Auburndale, MA where she majored in home economics. She married Charles E. Whitehurst on April 19, 1954 and they lived in Northwest Florida. She worked as an expert seamstress for Vanity Fair in Graceville, FL until retiring and moving to Avon Park, Florida. Following the passing of her husband, she moved to Orlando, FL to join her daughters. She is survived by daughters – Sandra G. Whitehurst and Debra A. Yandell, both of Orlando, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband – Charles E. Whitehurst. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 11a.m. at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home of Avon Park with family receiving friends beginning at 10:30a.m. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson research through Parkinson’s Foundation at www.parkinson.org.

Services entrusted to:
Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home
Avon Park, Florida
www.stephensonnelsonfh.com