Wanda Wilbanks Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Wanda Wilbanks (Middleton, Tennessee), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Wanda left this world on February 15, 2026 at the age of 81, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Wanda Wilbanks to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Esta Capshaw and Marion Frank Russell; her grandmothers, Callie Beth King (Chance Barkley), Marlee Sowell, Addy Porterfield, Blakely Sowell (Eli Porterfield), Briar Barkley, Case Barkley, Cannon Barkley, Casen Pearson, Emmersyn Smalley and Leeland Smalley; and her stepfather Tom Rogers.
She is survived by: her husband Millard Lee Whatley; her daughters, Lorri Barkley (William) of Pocahontas, TN and Lisa Pearson (Ricky) of Selmer, TN.; her grandchildren, Bobby Barkley (Brooke) of Hickory Valley, TN, Lindsey Sowell of Medina, TN, Natalie Lax (Ryan), Trae Smalley (Allison) of Murfreesboro, TN, Drew Pearson and Lilly of Selmer, TN.; and her siblings, Maxine Webb, Buck Russell, Velda Sparks, Bill Russell, Nadine Sparks, Hurshell "Bubby" Russell and Yevonne Russell.
