A celebration of Barb's life will be held at the Grant Mortuary on June 8-2021 at 10:00 AM then following a grave site service at the Craig Memorial Cemetery. Family and Friends are invited to share in food and drinks following the service at Loudy Simpson Park, Flowers can be sent to Grant Mortuary for Barb
Barb is survived by her children Kimberly (Larry Murray) Garrett of Grand Junction Colorado Connie Zeiler Of Craig Colorado, Cindy (Robin Penrose) of Hayden Colorado and Lee Guseman of Craig Colorado. And a grand daughter Stephanie (Callaway) Griggs she raised as her daughter. Three sisters Carol Sue(George Otten) of Marietta Ohio Norma Downey of Forest Grove Oregon and Sandra(Jerry Evener) of Albany Ohio and one brother Harold Ted Gillette(Randy Cuckler) of Middle Port Ohio and one Uncle Cecil Gillett of Athens Ohio
Barb is further survived by 15 Grandkids & 37 Great grandkids & 4 Great Great Grandkids & 7 Step Great Grandkids and many Nieces and Nephews and two very special Friends Drew Tucker and Melanie Chairez
Barb is proceeded in death by a daughter Tammy Marie Callaway and one Great Grandson Tayler Allen Keith Slaugh, her parents Harold Ted Gillett and Mary Frances (West) Gillett and Seven Sisters Wanda Lee Whitesell, Virginia Lou Ruth, Sharon Rose Wingo, Frances Kay Tate, Beverly June Haning, Charlotte Lucy Grantham and Bonita Fern Reeder
Barbara was born on July-3-1939 to Harold Lee Gillett and Mary Frances West in Athens County Ohio at home on Strouds Run Athens Ohio. Barb attended High School at Athens High.
Barb married Charles Edward Guseman on May-24-1959 in Athens Ohio and raised 5 children. she later married Richard Scheriber September-2-1979 in Dixon Wyoming and Donald Nicholes June-24-1986 in Craig Colorado
Barb raised her grand daughter Stephanie (Callaway) Griggs as her own after the loss of her daughter Tammy Callaway
Barb retired from Sheridan Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs Colorado
Barb's many hobbies included Genealogy and was known as the family historian for her family knowledge of ancestors, Ancestor stories and was proud of the many prominent historical figures she found in her family tree. Barb enjoyed hunting fossils and was excited and proud to find parts of a rare Dinosaur called Theropod Carnivorous Marshosaurus found colse to Elk Springs Colorado the site was excavated by Dan Churray and James Madson paleontologist from Dinosaur National Monument other dinosaur bones were discovered at the site and later was moved to the Denver Museum. Barb also loved to Ghost hunt and had taken many photos of Orbs, plasma & ectoplasm she captured an apparition of a small man standing beside a tombstone, she believed in spiritual energy, she captured faces in orbs and different colors of orbs. Barb was somewhat psychic and could feel the presence of ghost and had a sense of things that was going to happen. Barb loved to joke and tell jokes and even wrote jokes herself. she said that her profession should have been a comedian, she loved to laugh out loud and tease. She was to many their favorite aunt or grandmother, she was a kind and loving person that cared and loved her family, she was full of life and laughter she was a giving soul. Barb was straight forward and told the truth and was very bold she had no filters and told it like it was and was a force to be reckoned with. Barb enjoyed Romance movies and comedies she loved Outlander and Mountain Monsters and Watching Big Foot shows, she believed in Aliens and the paranormal. Barb enjoyed Music, Elvis ,Roy Orbison, CCR, Neal Diamond. Barb enjoyed to color in her adult color books and gave many of her pictures she colored to family. Barb enjoyed to visit with her family, kids and grandkids, she will be truly missed she was the glue to this family, We will all be lost without her. We will miss her smile those bright hazel eyes and laughter, he advise and smart wits her ability to say the right things and make it better, her views and her points, her love and her strength, her kisses and hugs, her unconditional love and support. She will forever be in our hearts
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