Visitation:
Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2024 at the funeral
home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Barbara Radcliffe, 85, of Lincoln,
passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at
Vonderlieth Living Center.
Barb was born August 16, 1938, in Christian County,
the daughter of Cecil and Margaret Louise (Mason)
Wilham. She married Harold “Leroy” Radcliffe, he
preceded her in death in 2010.
Barb is survived by her daughters, Janice (James)
Greer and Cynthia (Jerry Miller) Morrow;
grandchildren, Meghan and Marissa Greer; her
siblings, Wayne Wilham and Kay Durcholz; and her
cat, Jack.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,
Leroy; infant son, Curt Leroy; daughter, Denise
Radcliffe; and grandson, Eric Lee.
Barb was a stay-at-home mom until she was 32 years
old. She then worked for Lincoln Community High
School in the kitchen as a cook for 30 years. Barb
so enjoyed her friends she worked with and the
students. She was a member of Lincoln Emblem Club
and Lincoln Christian Church as well as a Girl Scout
leader.
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Barb enjoyed cooking and the joy it
brought her to cook for other people. Hobbies
included sewing, lots of crafts, golfing, bird
watching, and vacationing with Leroy and their
friends. They loved going to Florida in the winter.
She loved dogs and cats.
Barb spent a lot of time with her granddaughters,
Meghan and Marissa. She taught them how to do a lot
of life skills and had a lot of fun. Barb loved
kids. Everyone has memories of things they did with
Barb.
Services for Barb will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Monday, May 6, 2024, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will take place
the night prior on Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m. also at the funeral home.
Burial will follow services at
Steenbergen Cemetery in Mt. Pulaski.
Memorials may be made in Barb’s name
to Lincoln Christian Church or Humane Society of
Logan County.
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