DL Capt. John I. Ashbaugh Jr.

Belated notification of the passing of Marine Corps WWII veteran and retired DL pilot Captain John Ashbaugh.  Born May 13, 1921 John Isaac Ashbaugh Jr. was 90 years of age at the time of his passing September 9, 2011.  John hired on with Delta 12-31-1950 and was based DFW.

To view the online obituary please visit http://www.nelsonberna.com/sitemaker/sites/Nelson2/obit.cgi?user=456454Ahbaugh   or  http://www.winslowar.com/index_files/2011%20October.pdf 

The last known address for Captain Ashbaugh was  21843 Carter Road , Winslow, AR 72959-9021.  I believe family members can still be reached at that address, or daughter Elizabeth at 155 Westwood Ave., West Fork, AR 72774-2627

                                          ~ IN MEMORY ~

                            CAPT. JOHN I. ASHBAUGH JR.

                                              1921 ~ 2011

John Isaac Ashbaugh: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Springdale Morning News (AR) - September 14, 2011

WINSLOW - John Isaac Ashbaugh, 90, of Winslow, Ark., passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at his home. He was born May 13, 1921, in Washington, D.C., to John Isaac Ashbaugh and Ruth (Padgett) Ashbaugh.

John joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943 and served as a pilot during World War II. He remained in the Marine Corps Reserve and retired in 1971 as a lieutenant colonel.

John was a pilot for Delta Airlines for 23 years.

He lived in Georgia, Texas, and retired to Winslow, Ark., to raise Morgan horses and Jersey cows. He had a wide array of interests including animals, shopping, collecting, reading, gardening and wood carving.

He was preceded in death by his siblings, Frank and Alec Ashbaugh and Mary Ashbaugh Bobo; by his granddaughter, Cherie Michelle Vanlandingham; and grandson, Jeb Stuart Ashbaugh.

He is survived by three sons, John Isaac Ashbaugh of Mount Pleasant, N.C., Russell George Ashbaugh of Concord, N.C., and John Marc Ashbaugh of Winslow, Ark.; three daughters, Sherry Allene Blondeau of Senoia, Ga., Ruth Ashbaugh Covin of Flower Mound, Texas, and Elizabeth Jolley Ashbaugh of West Fork, Ark.; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

To sign the online guest book, please visit http://www.nelsonberna.com/   

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory of Fayetteville.

==========================

Name: John I. Ashbaugh

State of Issue:  Georgia

Date of Birth: Friday  May  13, 1921

Date of Death: Friday  September  09, 2011

Age at Death: 90 years, 3 months, 27 days

Last known residence:    Winslow, Arkansas