Barbara Jean Gates Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Jean Gates in Bakersfield, California, born in Three Rivers, Michigan, who passed away on May 28, 2023, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Daniel Hiram Etherington and Beatrice Marie Etherington; her sister Sally Leister; her daughter Victoria Negrete; and her grandson Joseph Sanchez.
She is survived by: her siblings, George Etherington (Lynn Etherington) and Jeanette Captain (Roger Captain); and her children, Teresa Farmer, Brenda Negrete, Christina Sanchez (Joe Sanchez), Pedro Wayne Negrete, Beatrice Negrete, Herbert Gates Jr. and Wendy Bullard (Jerrod Bullard). She is also survived by 17 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
