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Barbara Jean Davis passed away peacefully in Escondido, California, on August 18, 2025. She was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and spent much of her childhood in Gulfport, Florida.

Barbara was the beloved daughter of Avery W. Gilkerson, born in Toronto, Canada, and Esther L. Tollefson Gilkerson, born in Montevideo, Minnesota. She was also predeceased by her sister, Gail Gilkerson Neumann, of Miami, Florida. Barbara’s father earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota, where …

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She sounds like a beautiful & accomplished person who lived a full & beautiful life! I wish I had known her on this sid…
She sounds like a beautiful & accomplished person who lived a full & beautiful life! I wish I had k…
She sounds like a beautiful & accomplished person who lived a fu…
I was with you in spirit.  We met in 1969 at Placerita in Newhall and had a lifetime of adventures.  Barbara was multit…
I was with you in spirit.  We met in 1969 at Placerita in Newhall and had a lifetime of adventures.…
I was with you in spirit.  We met in 1969 at Placerita in Newhal…

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Born

December 22nd, 1937
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Passed away

August 18th, 2025
Escondido, CA

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