Kevin Allsup, 61, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Lisbon, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. Luke’s Living Center West. A Celebration of Life was held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2023, with visitation at 11 a.m., at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. Celebrant was Dawn Stephens. Burial followed at Lisbon Cemetery.
Survivors include his parents; siblings, Sharon Hartley and Preston (Tina) Allsup; nieces and nephews, Heather Hartley, Kelly Hartley, Micah (Jessica) Hartley, Brian (Anna Lockling) Allsup and Megan Allsup; and several aunts and uncles.
Kevin Dwayne was born Sept. 22, 1961, to Albert and Jean (Sproston) Allsup. He graduated from Lisbon High School with the class of 1980. Kevin went to work at his father’s business, Iowa Unit Masonry, in Lisbon as a brick layer as a young man. He was later employed at Frontier Co-Op in Norway, bottling spices.
He loved music of all genres and being outdoors most of all. Kevin was a fan of Iowa sports, especially Iowa Football, the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Cubs. You could find him enjoying Indycar and NASCAR racing whenever possible.
Kevin was preceded in death by his grandparents, Albert Allsup, Sr., Susan (Hajostek) Allsup, Harry Sproston and Hazel (Schneider) Sproston; uncles, Robert Sproston, Jimmy Sproston and Kenny Sproston; and aunts, Helen Schneider and Marylou Danly.
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Please share your support and memories with Kevin’s family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.