Barbara L. Davis, age 88, passed away peacefully on Feb 6, 2021. She was born June 3, 1932 in New Orleans, LA to Ennemon Isaac and Elodie Eloise Laferriere. The house where they lived was in the shadow of Tulane Stadium. She attended Ursuline Academy. She married Berkeley Davis in 1952. They first moved to Biloxi, MS near Keesler Air Force Base where Berkeley was on active duty there during the Korean War. While they were in Biloxi their first son Don was born. They lived for a time in Michigan on the Upper Peninsula and in New York on Long Island.

They later moved to Jackson, MS where Doug, Rob and Sally were born. While in Jackson Barbara volunteered for the Jackson Youth Court serving as a child advocate. She followed and mentored kids that were in legal trouble. While living in Jackson she organized a neighborhood group to fund and build what would become the Briarwood Swimming Pool. All four of her children swam there for years.

Later she and her family moved to Clinton. She was a member of the Holy Savior Catholic Church in Clinton. She attended Mississippi College and earned a BS in Sociology.

After college she got a job at University of Mississippi Medical Center as Head of Field Operations for the Jackson Heart Study. This was an epidemiological study of the effects of Atherosclerosis on the black community. Her ability to recruit and retain participants was unmatched. Many individuals running other studies would call her even after her retirement asking her for advice on how to enroll and retain participants.

She loved antique collecting, going to auctions, playing contract bridge with her friends (while trying to trounce them), gardening, collecting precious stones and spending time with family.

She is survived by three children, Doug Davis (Amanda), Rob Davis (Frances), and Sally Wolf (Chris). She is survived by her grandchildren: Berkeley and Jessica Davis, Natalie Knutson and Wes Davis, Sam King.