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Service:
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Harmony Cemetery,
Beason
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
John D. Barnard, 71, of Lincoln, died
at 4:28am on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield after a short
illness.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Harmony Cemetery,
Beason, with Pastor Paul Weber, officiating.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader funeral home in Lincoln is
in charge of arrangements. The family asks that
those attending wear face coverings and practice
social distancing.
John was the first child born to J.B. and Alice
Wright Barnard on October 28, 1948 at Brokaw
Hospital, Normal, Illinois. He married Janet
Bressner in 1970. He later married Muriel Dahmm on
April 1, 1995. She died November 16, 2012. John was
blessed to find love again and married Zelma Martin
on November 17, 2018 in Atlanta.
Surviving are his wife, Zelma, one sister, Betty
(Paul) Duzan, Colfax and one brother, Robert
(Deborah) Barnard, Towanda. Also surviving are
stepdaughter, Jennifer (Doug Gellner) with three
step grandsons, T.J., Kyle and Hayden Gellner and
one stepson Daniel Martin. Sister in laws, Laura
Tomlinson, Beason, Vivian (Geraldo) Valdes, and
Georgia Allison, all from Lincoln, five nieces and
eight nephews, Jason Duzan, Jill Johnson, Kristina
Waugh, Benjamin Barnard, Nathan Barnard, Matthew
Barnard, Jason Tomlinson, Will Tomlinson, Esther
Farmer, Elise Valdes, Alejandro Valdes, Fay Allison,
and Lewis Allison along with several great nieces
and nephews. Preceding him in death, his parents,
and one stepdaughter, Robin Martin Tackett.
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John graduated from Lexington High
School and Illinois State University. He served his
country in the National Guard and was a member of
the Normal Masonic Lodge. He was an active member of
the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. He was a seeds
man for Jacques Seed Corn Company and bookkeeper for
Alexander Lumber. In retirement, he worked several
years at the Lincoln Park District Rec Center.
John and his beautiful bride, Zelma, would have
celebrated two years of marriage in November.
Although their time was short, they enjoyed each
other to the fullest. John and Zelma were always
holding hands and sharing how much they loved each
other. They enjoyed several nice trips including a
recent trip to Branson with family and a Caribbean
cruise in February.
All who knew John loved his gentle manner and kind
soul. He loved His Lord. He never spoke a harsh
word. He truly loved his new role as grandpa to his
grandsons. John enjoyed spending time with his
family, reminiscing old times and following his
nieces and nephews activities. He was a wonderful
role model as a husband, brother and uncle for his
family. John will be dearly missed.
Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church in Lincoln or St. John’s School of Nursing,
Muriel Dahmm Barnard Endowed Scholarship fund.
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