Doster, Barbara Lou

Barbara Lou Gibbs Doster, of West Lafayette, IN, 87, died on October 8, 2021. Barbara was born in Columbus, Ohio, to John Philip and Eunice (Gillespie) Gibbs. She attended North High School in Columbus and graduated as a “Midyear,” in 1952. She met and married Daniel Howard Doster, PHD, while at The Ohio State University. At OSU “BG” was a Tri-delta, the first woman Student

Senate President in the Big 10, served on Mortar Board, and led countless other organizations while earning her BS in the College of Business, cum laude. She was named 1956 Outstanding Senior Woman at OSU. Howard and Barbara were married in 1956. They moved to West Lafayette, Indiana in 1968, and in 1977, Barbara started as a part time academic advisor in Purdue’s Krannert School of Management. While in this job she finished her

MS in Counseling from Purdue, and then served as the Director of Krannert Undergraduate Programs through the remainder of her 22-year career. After retirement, she and Howard moved to their 200-year-old family home in Waynesville, Ohio. She is predeceased by her parents; her loving husband, Howard; and one sister. She is survived by four children; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, in-laws, and cousins. Visitation will be held 4:00 -6:00 PM Wed., Oct. 13, at Federated Church, 2400 Sycamore Lane, West Lafayette, IN 47906 with the funeral service to follow at 6:30 pm. The Graveside Service will be held 1:00 PM Sat., Oct. 16 at Miami Cemetery in Waynesville, followed by a gathering at Jonah’s Run Church in Harveysburg, Ohio. Soller-baker Funeral Home in West Lafayette and Stubbs-conner Funeral Home in Waynesville are serving the family. Condolences may be made at www.stubbsconner.com. Donations in Barbara’s memory may be made to the Purdue Foundation, Barbara G. Doster Positive Attitude Scholarship.