Barbara Whitesides Pena Obituary
The world bids farewell to Barbara Whitesides Pena of Albuquerque, New Mexico, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, departing on September 11, 2025 at the age of 74. Barbara leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Barbara is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Barbara's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Wallace Whitesides and Nell Davis Whitesides. She is survived by: her husband Stanley Charles Peña; her daughter Jennifer Peña; her grandson Maxwell of New Mexico; her son Steven Peña (Molly); her granddaughters, Sophia, Avery and Rosalie of North Carolina; and her sisters, Elizabeth Gonzalez and Sally Hayes. She is also survived by extended family, numerous friends.
