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Alice Kellogg Obituary
October 2, 2014
MACOMB, IL -- Western Illinois University Physical Education Professor Emeritus Alice Kellogg, 85, died Monday, Sept. 29 in Macomb. Kellogg, a WIU alumna, taught physical education at Western from 1969 to 1990. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at the First Presbyterian Church of Macomb. Visitation will be held from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the church.
Kellogg, who hailed from Canton, received her bachelor's and master's degrees from WIU. Before joining the physical education faculty, she taught PE at Cuba High School and Hugh Morrison High School in Raleigh, NC. She also served as a faculty assistant and graduate assistant at WIU before being hired full-time in 1969.
Kellogg was an active participate in the Senior Olympics, earning top medals at the state and national levels. At the 1997 state event, at the age of 68, she captured six first place finishes and set the record in two events (200-meter run and high jump). At the 1995 national event, she took silver honors in the high jump and bronze honors in the long jump. She also finished in the top five in the 100-meter run.
The Western Illinois Fall Tennis Tournament Hinds-Kellogg Classic is named in honor of Dee Hinds and Kellogg for their contributions to WIU tennis.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, WIU Education Professor Emeritus Maurice Kellogg; two children, Marta and Joel, and several grandchildren and great-children.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the WIU Woman's Kinesiology (formerly called Physical Education) Department Scholarship, among others.
A full obituary is available at dodsworthfh.com.
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