Obituaries: Rev. L. D. Posey, 1949, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: December 8, 1949 Winn Parish Enterprise Rev. L. D. Posey, Former Pastor Here, Succumbs News was received here this week of the death of Rev. L. D. Posey, which occurred in the St. Francis Sanitarium in Monroe, Monday, Nov. 28, after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday and burial was made in Jackson, Miss. Rev. Posey, 79 years of age at the time of his death, served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Winnfield at two different periods, his last pastorate ending about 23 years ago. His pastorate followed that of the Rev. Mr. Tinney who started the construction of the present building occupied by the church, and much of his efforts were expended in promoting the construction of the auditorium and second story of the building. He was widely known as a Bible scholar and teacher of the Bible. Surviving are his wife and four sons, Eithel of Arcadia, Virgil of Jackson, Miss., Shelton of California, and Curtis of Olla. A fifth son, Claud, died a year ago.