Barbara Jean Santee Davis , age 81, of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026, in Port Charlotte at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital due to a heart complication.
Barbara was born on February 26, 1945, to Paul Eugene Santee and Jean S. (Julius) Bartruff, in Brownsville, Pa. She was a graduate of John A. Brashear Joint High School. “Grammar ” loved to cook and bake for her family and extended families. Barbara could be generous to a fault. She was an avid Pinocle player and often we teased her calling her “Lucy” when she played poker. She was very competitive. Most of her life she served others, waitressing at Hugo’s, in Brownsville, Pa. early on and then subsequently the Red Bull Inn in Washington, Pa. She and her husband then created, owned and operated ” Gifts of Time” where for more than thirty years they manufactured and sold various clocks. Simultaneously they bought and sold various antiques and collectibles. Most noted were early earthenware, quilts and Roseville garnering quite a collection and knowledge. The auctions of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley were scavenged regularly for the newest oldest find. It was a great sense of pride being consulted by their peers about the history and value of such items.
She is survived by her daughter Diana (Mike) Gillis, three grandsons: Michael (Susan) Lapham, Aaron (Kristin) Lapham, Matthew Lapham: 3 great grandchildren: Christina Lapham, Aaron Lapham Jr. And Greyson Lapham
Services in Florida will be conducted at Roberson Funeral Home located at 2151 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte, FL, on Saturday Sept. 19th . Viewing is scheduled for 2 PM to 3 PM. Service will immediately follow officiated by Pastor Darrell Reneau of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Inverness, Florida. Guests will be received at a TBD location immediately following.
Final services in Pa. Will be conducted at Greenlee Funeral Home, Main St. Beallsville, PA, followed by interment at Greene County Memorial Gardens in Waynesburg, Pa. Pastor Jeffrey St. Clair of The United Methodist Church officiating.
Grammar loved flowering plants so we will plant in her honor if you like or In lieu of flowers please consider a charitable donation in her honor at the Charlotte Harbor School 22450 Hancock Ave. Port Charlotte, FL 33980 where the Potential of our exceptional children has an opportunity of reaching higher goals and a better quality of life. Those a bit less fortunate need all the consideration we can spare.
Friends may visit online at www.robersonfh. to extend condolences to the family. Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home Port Charlotte.