Barbara E. Gullans

Barbara Elizabeth Hess Gullans, 87, of Sanford, passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice Home in Scarborough. She was born on July 24, 1929 in Grampian, PA, a daughter of the late Boyd and Grace (Anderson) Hess. She graduated high school in 1948 in West Pittson, PA.She married Carl Eastwood Gullans on May 20, 1950. They lived several years in his home town of Branford, CT. In 1962 they moved to Maine then moved back to CT and returned to Sanford in 1990. She loved music and was choir director for her church for many years. She loved art and poetry having written several beautiful thought filled poems. She also enjoyed researching genealogy. She was proud of her work in the Plus Literacy Program and also proud that she worked the polls for nearly 25 years.Her family was very important to her and she loved family gatherings. She had a great sense of humor and could find the funny side of many situations. Even when her health was failing she was making us smile with her wit.She is predeceased by her parents, her husband, Carl who died in 2007, her brother, Franklin Hess, two grandchildren, Heather Gailloux and Jeremiah Cedeno, niece, Kristen Hess.She is survived by four daughters, Sara-Jo (Walter) Libby of North Carolina, Lynda (David) Ginchereau of Sanford, Eileen (William) Murphy of Hollis, Bonnie (Luis) Cedeno of PA, son, Eric Gullans of Boise, Idaho, sister, Janet Hess Holznagel of Merdien, CT, brother in law, Robert Gullans of Branford, CT, 14 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends.A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 3rd at 10AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located on Westview Drive in Sanford. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery.Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donations in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 1 Main Street, Topsham, ME, 04086 or to the American Lung Association, 122 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330.Arrangements are under the direction of the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main Street, Springvale.Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.