Barbara Nell Westerfield, 68, of Davenport, Iowa passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, Illinois, following a courageous battle with cancer.
A Memorial Service will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church, located at 2601 15th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265 on Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to the family.
Barbara was born February 19, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi to Verial Rush and Jessie Hayes.
A graduate of Central High School, Sharon Duran Academy of Cosmetology, and American Institute of Commerce; she retired as a dispatcher at Sammons Trucking after working there over twenty years.
An avid reader and fashion enthusiast; she enjoyed spending time with family and friends most of all. Barbara was a member of Anchored in the Lord Ministries. During her final days, Barbara asked that her family be told to “always keep the faith” and that “I love them.” She had a firm belief in remaining positively positive.
Those left to cherish her memory include: mother Verial Rush of Rochester Hills, Michigan; son Michael (Glenda) Westerfield of Austin, Texas; sisters Shirley Rush of Davenport, Iowa, Nelda Hayes of North Hollywood, California, Sylvia Jackson of Rochester Hills, Michigan, Charity Murray of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Crystal Rush of Davenport, Iowa. Brothers James (Rodesha) Rush of Davenport, Iowa and Glenn Hayes of Hawthorne, California, grandchildren Michael X., Mikhaila and Malik Westerfield of Austin, Texas, a host of Aunts, Cousins, Nieces, Nephews and best friend Deborah Parsons Brown.
Barbara was preceded in death by her father Jesse Hayes, brother Eric Hayes, grandfather James Cody Westerfield, grandmother Chearty Westerfield, uncle James Howard Westerfield and niece LaShawnda Rush.
Barbara Westerfield Obituary – Davenport, IA (dignitymemorial.com)