Denise E. Radcliffe Obituary (1956 - 2023)

Denise E. Radcliffe, 66, of Lincoln, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Denise was born on May 3, 1956, the daughter of Harold "Leroy" and Barbara J. (Wilham) Radcliffe. She first married Doug Baughman, they divorced. She later married Tony Wood, and then later divorced. Denise is survived by her mother, Barbara; sisters, Janice (James) Greer, and Cindy (Jerry Miller) Morrow; and two nieces, Meghan and Marissa Greer. She was preceded in death by her father, Leroy; infant son, Eric Lee Baughman; infant brother, Curt Leroy Radcliffe; maternal grandparents, Cecil and Louise Wilham; and paternal grandparents, Anice and Clyde Radcliffe. Denise first worked for Eisner's Grocery Store in Lincoln, later as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines. She then worked as a mortgage loan officer in the LA Area. Denise then went to Surfers Paradise in Australia to work as a pedicab driver. She returned to California after and worked as a cocktail waitress and sold realty. After, Denise moved to Bradford, England to work as a financial advisor. Then as a real estate appraiser and realtor in Tennessee and Florida, then came back to Lincoln, Illinois. Denise enjoyed traveling and meeting people all over the world. Services for Denise will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will take place Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 5:00PM-7:00PM. Burial will follow the service at Steenbergen Cemetery in Mt. Pulaski. Memorials may be made to Denise's family.