Willa Mae Rathbone Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Willa Mae Rathbone of Waynesville, North Carolina, who passed away on August 11, 2025, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Willa Mae Rathbone to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Barker and Emma Mae Queen Barker; and her grandparents, John Riley Queen and Maddie Nations Queen. She is survived by: her siblings, Wanda, Ferbie, Jeanette, Geneva, Gladys, Ganon, Frelo, Earl and Richard; her grandchildren, Whitney Earley and Casey Earley; her husband James Rathbone; her children, Renea Earley (Steven), Richard Rathbone, Bobbie Jean Haney (Kenny) and Jason Rathbone; her grandchildren, Joshua Rickman (Caroline), Jeremiah Rickman, Steven Rathbone, Amanda Sullivan, Christopher Haney, Camille Rathbone, Alexander Rathbone and Maddox Rathbone; her great grandchildren, Madison, Landry, Elloitt and Witten Rickman; and her brother Arlen Barker.
