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Visitation:
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
A celebration of life will be held at a later time
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Harry Tibbs, 86, of Lincoln, passed
away on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Springfield
Memorial Hospital.
Harry was born June 12, 1937, in Greenview. The son
of Cecil and Lucinda (Kurtz) Tibbs. He married
Jonette Fox on June 18, 1966, in Middletown. They
spent 57 wonderful years of marriage together.
Harry is survived by his wife, Jonette; his
daughters, Angela (Todd) Stalter, Dena (Aaron)
Bergman, and Erin (Michael) Hensel; his three
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren and
another great-grandson on the way.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents; his
brothers, Cecil Edward Tibbs, James Robert Tibbs,
and Paul Irwin Tibbs; and his grandson, Bryan Scott
Bergman.
Harry was renowned for his artistic talents and
abilities all over the United States. He was
employed at Stetson’s China. He then was employed as
an artist with General Electric. He made difficult
and complicated designs seem effortless. Harry was
presented with The Steuben Glass Award stating, “his
talent, ingenuity, and dedication of the General
Purpose Control Department’s in-house
Artist/Typesetter are the highest degree of
professionalism.”
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After graduating from Middletown High
School, Harry proudly served his country in the
United States Army. Harry was a co-founder and past
president of the Deer Creek Archery Club. He was a
past recipient of the Pope & Young Award.
Harry was a talented woodworker, wood
carver, commercial sign painter, artist, and
calligrapher. He was also known for teaching
calligraphy courses.
Many local farmers commissioned Harry
and his talents to letter their trucks, farming
implements, and signs for their farms and
businesses.
Harry loved fishing and traveling to Arizona in the
winter. Above all else, Harry loved and adored his
family.
A visitation for Harry will take place from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. A
celebration of life will be held at a later time.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
in Harry’s name to Ronald McDonald House Charities
5444 S, Drexel Ave, Chicago, IL 60615 or Shiners
Children's Hospital 4400 Clayton Ave, St. Louis, MO,
63110.
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