Barbara Headley

Barbara Joan Headley, 85, of Langston, passed away Sunday morning, August 25, 2024 at her home under the loving care of her family and Elara Caring Hospice. The daughter of James & Frances E. (Digoski) Moore, she was born on May 4, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. On November 12, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois, she married Leonard E. Headley and together they raised two children and enjoyed nearly 49 years of marriage until Leonard passed away on March 22, 2009. A devoted wife and mother, Barbara also enjoyed playing euchre, poker and bingo and trips to the Soaring Eagle Casino. She will long be remembered by her family as a great cook and delighted in finding a bargain at flea markets, yard sales, and auctions. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard E. Headley, Sr.; an infant daughter, Debra Lynn Headley; a daughter, Barbara Ann Whilhite; two brothers, Thomas Moore and James Moore; and siblings-in-law, Mary & Claude Van Zandt, Jean Chrisman, Jerry Headley, and Donald Headley. Surviving are her son, Leonard E. & Dorothy Headley Jr. of Greenville; a son-in-law, Jeffrey Whilhite of Punta Gorda, Florida; five grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; a sister, Josi Sensi of Wheeling, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation is from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at Christiansen’s Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, where funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pastor Louie Mogdis of Seeds Family Church will officiate and burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Langston. To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Barbara’s online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.MichiganCremation.com Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Christiansen’s Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville, 616-754-5638. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Barbara Headley, please visit our flower store.