Barbara Jean Qualls Obituary (1936 - 2014)

Barbara Jean Qualls, 77, of Decatur, IL passed away at 10:35 p.m. on Saturday (March 1, 2014) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate Barbara's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday (March 6, 2014) at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. The family requests casual attire for Barbara's services. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to Cornerstone Life. Barbara was born on July 11, 1936 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Clarence Phillip and Margaret Louise (Walley) Albert. Barbara and her husband Arthur owned Art's Dairylane for 10 years. She also worked at Taylor-Acorn Pharmacy, retiring after 27 years. She was a member of Cornerstone Life. Barbara was a longtime member of her Bunco Club, she was an avid bowler in her younger years and enjoyed playing Yahtzee and dominos at home. She loved attending the Decatur Celebration every year. The loves of her life where her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Barbara married Arthur Eugene Qualls on July 25, 1954. He preceded her in death on November 21, 2004. Barbara is survived by her children: Toni (John) Ellison of Decatur, IL, Kathryn (Qi) Lin of Decatur, IL, Patti (Rick) McKinney of Forsyth, IL, Vicky Nelson of Decatur, IL, Bart (Linda) Qualls of Sullivan, IL; brother: Phillip Albert of Decatur, IL; sisters: Beverly Spitzer of Decatur, IL, Carol (Larry) Durbin of Cerro Gordo, IL; grandchildren: Jake (Chelsea) Renfro, Brandon (Jessica) Ellison, Adrian Byrd, Nathan (Missy) Byrd, Jarrod (Traci) Renfro, Joshua (Casey) Qualls, Jaclyn (David Calvert) Renfro, John Nelson, Jennifer Nelson, Michala (Blake) Fischer, Michael Qualls; great grandchildren: Bailey, Arthur and Kaylynn Renfro, Kolton Ellison, Klayton Ellison, Dylan Byrd, Ethan Byrd, Jarrod and Emily Renfro, Davin Calvert, Bella, Kenny, Erin and Samantha. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson: Brian, granddaughter: Christine. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Satya Patel, Staff of 5100 at DMH and DMH Hospice for the exceptional love and care Barbara received. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.