Barbara Gilbert Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Barbara Gilbert of Franklin, North Carolina, who passed away on April 16, 2026 at the age of 86. 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, Thomas P. Gilbert and Flora M. Gilbert (Ouimet). She is survived by: her siblings, Thomas, Robert, Shirley, Norma, Patricia and Walter; her partner Nancy Ann Crimmins; her nibling Echo Morris (Andrew); her niece Susan Volavka (Michael); her great-niece Mary of Georgia; her nieces and nephews, Thomas Gilbert of Massachusetts and Ann Rosellini of Washington State; Thomas of South Carolina. She is also survived by many other extended family members and dear friends.

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