Welsh, John Paul

1946 - 2013  (66 years)

• Name	Welsh, John Paul
  		Brenda Hohlbauch, Mr. Covington, and John Welsh. Most mischievous photo from 1964 yearbook. My mom, Brenda Hohlbauch Ragan, Mr. Covington and John Welsh. Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  Birth	2 Jul 1946	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WELS.J002
  _FGRAVE	104975680
  Death	10 Feb 2013	Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Funeral	15 Feb 2013	First United Methodist Church, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	15 Feb 2013	New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Welsh, Metaxia M. "Mitzie" and John P.
  Person ID	I20471	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Welsh, Glenn O.,   b. 19 Jul 1907   d. 21 Aug 1988 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Stanford, Mildred I.,   b. 7 Jul 1908, Illinois d. 25 Jan 1995, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1936  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 28 years and 5 months - She : ~ 27 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F8692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	> 1. Welsh, Brittney   2. Welsh, J. D.   3. Welsh, Deamonda   4. Welsh, Peter
  Family ID	F9195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jul 1946 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 10 Feb 2013 - Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Funeral - 15 Feb 2013 - First United Methodist Church, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Burial - 15 Feb 2013 - New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  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. Funeral Director 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5221] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Welsh, John Paul, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104975680/john-p-welsh), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5616] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Welsh, Metaxia M. "Mitzie" and John P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104975680/john-p-welsh#view-photo=144335108), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5218] Obituary, Welsh, Mildred I., 86, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5226] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bones, Frances Stanford, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135834493), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5219] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Welsh, Mildred I. and Glenn O., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191268881/mildred-i.-welsh), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1398] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 04, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).