Terry Scott Mr. Radcliffe

Mr. Terry Scott Radcliffe, age 88, joined his beloved wife, Olene, in heaven in the early morning of November 15, 2014. He was born July 18, 1926 in Highland Park, Michigan to James (Jim) and Geraldine Radcliffe, the first of four boys. As a young man, Terry joined the Navy and served during World War II in the South Pacific, receiving an Honorable Discharge in July of 1946. He later earned a degree in engineering where he worked several places while moonlighting as a night club singer. He settled into a long career as a plant engineer with Ford Motor Company, designing the heating and cooling systems for their assembly plants, working from the World Headquarters in Dearborn. While most of his life was spent in Michigan, Terry lived in many other places around the United States including Texas, Georgia and North Carolina before finally arriving in DeFuniak Springs, Florida in January of 2014. He is predeceased by his parents, a brother Philip, a son-in-law James and a great grandson Jamey. Among survivors are his son, Rick Prosser and his daughter-in-law Paula. His daughter, Marilyn Kay Allen. His brothers, Richard (Wanda) Radcliffe and Lynn (Karen) Radcliffe. His sister-in-law Ruth Radcliffe, seven grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held, Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. in Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro, North Carolina. Burial will follow in Anson Memorial Park, HWY 742 South, Wadesboro. Memorials may be made in Terry Radcliffe's memory to Alzheimer's Research, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601-7633.