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June 12, 2012

John Allen Kemper Jr.

Anonymous The Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Tue Jun 12, 2012, 05:00 AM EDT

MARSHALL, ILL. — MARSHALL, Ill. — John Allen Kemper Jr., 46, of Marshall, passed away Sunday evening, June 10, 2012, from the results of an accidental drowning in the Wabash River, in rural Vigo County, Ind. He was born Jan. 26, 1966, in Mattoon, Ill., the son of John A. Kemper Sr. and Barbara Payne Kemper

He was a millwright for Local 1076 and was currently working for Freitag-Weinhardt at AET in Terre Haute.

Surviving are his two sons, John A. Kemper III of Galesburg, Ill., and Caleb M. Kemper of Marshall; his parents of Marshall; his sister, Katrina (Brad) Conine of Marshall; a grandmother, Norma Fern Kemper of Marshall; a niece, Rebecca (Brad) Elliott; two nephews, Travis Conine and Cody Conine; great-niece, Sophia; and three great-nephews, Tyler, Braden and Gavan. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dumas and Tressie Payne and Carl “Todd” Kemper

He loved fishing, boating, hunting and riding his Harley. He was a graduate of Marshall High School and attended Lincoln Trail College. He served this nation in the U.S. Navy from 1984 to 1988.

Services in honor of his life will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Pearce Funeral Home, 314 S. 6th St., in Marshall. Cremation will follow services. Visitation will be 3 p.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the John A. Kemper Memorial Fund. Online condolences are being accepted at: pearcefuneralservices.com.

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