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John Welsh
[February
12, 2013]
LINCOLN --
John P. Welsh, 66, of Lincoln, died Sunday, Feb. 10, at 6:53 p.m. at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Lincoln – John P. Welsh, 66, of Lincoln, died
Sunday, February 10, 2013, at 6:53 p.m. at Memorial
Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be Thursday evening 4-8 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services for Mr. Welsh will be held on
Friday, February 15, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the
First United Methodist Church of Lincoln. Father
George Pyle will officiate.
Burial will be at New Union Cemetery in Lincoln.
Surviving Mr. Welsh are his wife, Mitzie, of
Lincoln; his children: Brittney Welsh Peterson of
Sherman, J.D. Welsh of Mary Esther, Fla., Deamonda
Welsh of Lincoln and Peter Welsh of Lincoln; five
grandchildren: Soren Welsh, Rhiannon Peterson, Erin
Peterson, Cassidy Rose Welsh and Ava Grace Welsh.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one
brother.
John Paul Welsh was born July 2, 1946, in Olney,
Ill., the son of Glen and Mildred Stanford Welsh. He
married Mitzie Sharos on May 22, 1982, in
Springfield. She survives.
Mr. Welsh graduated from Clay City High School in
1964. He then graduated from Murray State University
in Murray, Kentucky.
He taught at the Beason Elementary and High School
until they consolidated with Lincoln Community High
School. He retired in 2001 after teaching for 34
years.
He coached baseball, basketball, and track at Beason
High School from 1972 - 1975.
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He coached at Lincoln Community High School from
1975 - 2001 in the following sports: basketball from
1975 - 1984, 1988 - 1995, football in 1986, boy's
golf from 1975 - 1982 & 2001, girl's golf from 1995
-1996, boy's swimming in 2001, boy's track from 1975
- 1982 & 2001, and girl' track from 1987 - 1991.
He was instrumental in creating the Lincoln Jr High
Shoot - Out Basketball Tournament.
He was a member & on the board of St. Anthony’s
Greek Orthodox Church in Springfield. He is a board
member for District # 27 School, Illinois High
School Association for Basketball, and a PGA Member.
He was also a member of Lincoln Elks Lodge # 914
where he was the current Exalted Ruler.
Memorials may be made to the Lincoln Elks # 914
Veterans Fund, YMCA Partner with Youth, or Lincoln
Park District Youth Sports Fund.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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