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Earl Ray Acup

[June 09, 2021]  TAYLORVILLE — Earl Ray Acup, 83, of Taylorville, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Service: Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville.

Funeral home: Masterson Funeral Home, Kincaid

Obituary

Mr. Earl Ray Acup, 83, of Taylorville, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

He was born in East Alton, IL on May 1, 1938 the son of Josh and Eunice (Beatty) Acup. He married Dayna L. Ray on December 18, 1982 in Lincoln.

Mr. Acup retired from the Illinois State Police as a Master Sergeant. He served in the United States Naval Reserve and was a social member of V.F.W. Post 4495 in Taylorville, a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and was a 60-year member of the Taylorville Moose Club.

Surviving are his wife Dayna Acup of Taylorville, IL. a son Steven (Tammy) Acup of Florida, with two granddaughters Anna and Stephanie Acup of Virginia a son Dayne Altman of Lincoln, with a grandson Aaron (Danielle) Altman of Decatur and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Lloyd Acup.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville. Tom Bellegante will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the U.S. Navy. A contingent from the Illinois State Police Honor Guard will participate.

Masterson Funeral Home in Kincaid is handling arrangements. mastersonfh.com