Mr. Alsip was born Aug. 9, 1920, in Ogden, a son of J. Frank and Etta Osborn Alsip. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Scott on June 1, 1946, in Ogden. She preceded him in death on April 7, 2004.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Alsip of Onarga and Jeff (Debra) Alsip of Baraboo, Wis.; one daughter, Janet Meyer of Ft. Collins, Colo.; two granddaughters, Jennifer Ohde of Loveland, Colo., and Katie Skinner of Millikin, Colo.; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both parents, five brothers and six sisters.
Mr. Alsip served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in England, France, Belgium and Italy. He entered into the service as an enlisted man and exited as a first lieutenant.
John was a Livestock Market News Reporter with the Illinois Dept. of Agriculture. He was a member of the Onarga United Methodist Church, Watseka Masonic Lodge 446 and a 50-year member of the Onarga American Legion. He loved fishing, camping, traveling and gardening.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Thursday, April 9, 2009
Mr. Alsip was born Aug. 9, 1920, in Ogden, a son of J. Frank and Etta Osborn Alsip. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Scott on June 1, 1946, in Ogden. She preceded him in death on April 7, 2004.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Alsip of Onarga and Jeff (Debra) Alsip of Baraboo, Wis.; one daughter, Janet Meyer of Ft. Collins, Colo.; two granddaughters, Jennifer Ohde of Loveland, Colo., and Katie Skinner of Millikin, Colo.; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both parents, five brothers and six sisters.
Mr. Alsip served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in England, France, Belgium and Italy. He entered into the service as an enlisted man and exited as a first lieutenant.
John was a Livestock Market News Reporter with the Illinois Dept. of Agriculture. He was a member of the Onarga United Methodist Church, Watseka Masonic Lodge 446 and a 50-year member of the Onarga American Legion. He loved fishing, camping, traveling and gardening.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Thursday, April 9, 2009
Family Members
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HAZEL O. ALSIP PEARSON
1901–1969
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Sadie Ellen Smith
1902–1982
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Howard Alsip
1903–1981
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Mary Alsip Swearingen
1904–1931
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Ruth Alsip Sartain
1906–1998
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Paul Homer Alsip
1908–1980
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Stanley Alsip
1909–1977
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Margaret Myrl Alsip Hiser
1911–1979
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Martha Alsip McCoy
1914–1991
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Jesse W. "Bud" Alsip
1914–1998
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Dorothy Francis Alsip
1917–1924
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