Barbara was born in Elizabethtown, Indiana March 22, 1937, the daughter of William Harold and Freeda G. Wilber Adams. She married Allan K. Wilson June 7, 1958.
She was a 1955 graduate of Columbus High School and a 1956 graduate of Approved Beauty School in Indianapolis. She was a Hair Stylist for 57 years in Kentucky and Indiana, retiring from the Cameo Room in Columbus in 2015.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Columbus and was a former member of the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed crafts; making just about anything.
Barbara was an exemplary Pastor’s Spouse; soloing and singing in church choirs, teaching Sunday School, cleaning and cooking at church suppers, all while keeping in line her husband, children and a few parishioners and did it all with a smile and a little humor.
She is survived by her husband, Allan K. of Columbus; daughters, Becky (Dave Whittington) Perry of Columbus and Jennifer A. (Reggie Booker) Nichols of Columbus; sons, Robert A. (Leslie) Wilson of Anderson, IN and Timothy K. Wilson of Columbus; sister, Joyce D. Adams of Columbus; 15 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her, parents; brother, Robert H. Adams; 1 granddaughter; 2 grandsons; 6 nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Sarah Campbell officiating. Visitation from 11:00 a.m. to service time Thursday at the church. Burial will follow in Garland Brook Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers-reed.com.
In lieu of flowers please make memorials to First United Methodist Church or Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.
Myers~Reed Chapel is assisting the Wilson family with arrangements.
