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John Thornton POSEY

John Thornton POSEY

Male 1924 - 2017  (92 years)


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  • Name John Thornton POSEY  [1
    Birth 23 Aug 1924  Henderson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1930  Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    MilitaryService 11 Nov 1942  South Bend, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    MilitaryService 
    MilitaryService 1946  [2
    MilitaryService 
    Residence 4 Feb 2008  Buffalo Grove, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _FSFTID LT4W-BFQ 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT4W-BFQ 
    _UID FCA3688CFE294CFCA5ABC169BA859795E73A 
    Death 5 Feb 2017  Derwood, Montgomery, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I594779867  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2024 

    Father Bernard POSEY,   b. 27 Jan 1888, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1952, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Margaret Elizabeth MANION,   b. 18 Jan 1889, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1962, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F536732255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dolores Carol KULCZYCKI,   b. 23 Apr 1927   d. 25 Apr 1995, Chicago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 28 Apr 1951  Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Paul POSEY,   b. 7 May 1954, Chicago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F536732254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Served in World War II with his brothers Paul, Ed, and Carroll.

      Per FindAGrave.com:
      John Thornton Posey of Derwood, MD passed away peacefully on February 5, 2017 at age 92. He was born and raised in Henderson, KY, the fifth of seven children of Bernard and Margaret Manion Posey. After graduating from Holy Name High School in 1942, he attended the University of Notre Dame for one year before entering military service in WWII, serving overseas with the 1190th Engineers in both the European and Asiatic-Pacific theaters, before being honorably discharged with the rank of Master Sergeant in 1946. He then attended the University of Chicago Law School under the GI Bill, graduated in 1949 with a J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree, and was admitted to law practice in the State of Illinois. After a 35 year career in the insurance industry as in-house legal counsel, largely with Kemper Group in Chicago, he retired to pursue a lifelong interest in historical research and writing. His published body of work in that area includes a book length biography of his distinguished ancestor, General Thomas Posey (1992), as well as many articles in scholarly historical journals. In 1951 he married his dear wife Dolores Carol Kulczycki of Chicago. Their only child, Paul Stevenson Posey was born in 1954. Sadly, their 44-year marriage ended with her untimely death in 1995. He is survived by his dear son Paul, and dear daughter-in-law Carol Lynn Kosary. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews and their children and grand-children, all descendants of his late dear siblings, Mary Alice (Parsons), Bernard Paul, Edward Clare, Charles Carroll, Elizabeth (Willers), and Joanne (Chadderdon) Posey, and many dear cousins too numerous to name. In accordance with his wishes, no traditional wake, funeral rite, or memorial service will be held. His remains will be interred in the Columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery at a date pending.

      Burial:
      Arlington National Cemetery
      Arlington
      Arlington County
      Virginia, USA
      Plot: East Niche Wall O-6-1

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 10 Oct 2024), entry for John T. POSEY, person ID LT4W-BFQ. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 10 Oct 2024), entry for John Thornton Posey, person ID LT4W-BFQ. (Reliability: 3).