Barbara Malcolm Obituary

Barbara S. (Shearer) Malcolm, 94, of Natrona Heights, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Concordia in Cabot. She was born April 8, 1931, in Leechburg to the late Howard L. and Anna (Tench) Shearer. Barbara was a 1949 graduate of Leechburg High School and a 1953 graduate of Robert Morris University. She worked for many years as a clerk for the former Lloyd-Johnson's Stationery Store in Natrona Heights and later in the bookkeeping department at Valley National Bank (later, National City Bank) in Freeport. Barbara was a member of Natrona Heights Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon, and in recent years a member of Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Leechburg. Barbara enjoyed volunteering for the Alle Kiski Health Foundation and at Allegheny Valley Hospital. Barbara is survived by her children, the Rev. R. Cameron (Laurie) Malcolm, IV, of Natrona Heights, Stuart (Sue) Malcolm, of Natrona Heights, and Ann Malcolm Kennedy, of Columbus, OH; grandchildren, Jarred (Andria) Malcolm, Richard Kennedy, Cameron Malcolm V, and Marrissa (Cory) Dutton; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Malcolm III, on Nov. 25, 2010; brothers, John Thomas, Howard, and James Shearer; nephew, Ronald Shearer; and her very loving uncle and aunt, George D. and Mary Edna Tench Stuart. Services and burial for Barbara will be held privately. Arrangements are under the care of CICHOLSKI-ZIDEK FUNERAL HOME INC., Natrona Heights, 724-224-8688. To send an online condolence, please visit www.cicholski-zidekfh.com.