Barbara A. Vilcot Obituary (1928 - 2016)

Barbara A. Vilcot, 87, of Pana died Saturday, February 27, 2016 in St. John's Hospital, Springfield. She was born July 29, 1928 in Pana, IL, the daughter of James Condo Marie Morrison Grubb. She was a graduate of Pana Township High School, living her entire life in Pana. Barbara was a very active member of Pana Free Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, Bible School, Adult Bible Class, was a leader in CLC (youth group), served on the Board of Administration and was a delegate to the Free Methodist Conference. She served on the Board of the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry where she was a volunteer working every week. She enjoyed cooking, baking, cake decorating, sewing, gardening and flower arranging. Barbara worked as a supervisor at Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company, and was a service manager for Montgomery Ward. She later worked as a catalog manager for JC Penney in the Pana store. She then worked as manager of the ladies department in the JC Penney Springfield store, retiring after 26 1/2 years. She then became a teacher's aide for Mid-State, retiring from there after 13 years at age 79. Barbara is survived by her children: Cheryl (Ron) Swenny, Pana, IL; David Paul Vilcot, Enterprise, KS; Janis (Chuck) Parrill, Phoenix, AZ; Crystal (Bob) Matthiesen, Springfield, IL; 12 grandchildren: Paul Swenny, Melisa Taylor, Matthew Swenny, Sherrie Smith, Stephen Vilcot, Corey Vilcot, Cinda Percival, Tabatha Dixon, Robert Matthiesen, Rachelle Matthiesen, Ashley Ballance, Amanda Matthiesen; and by 26 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Richard Jenkins and Don Jenkins, sister Jean Boyer and husband Art Vilcot. Funeral Information Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. with Ron Newman officiating. Burial will be in Rosemond Grove Cemetery.