Services for Lorenzo Dow “L.D.” Posey, of Union Church, are 11a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at Union Church Baptist Church in JeffersonCounty with burial in the Union Church Cemetery.

Visitation is Wednesday from 4 until 7 p.m. at BrookhavenFuneral Home on Natchez Drive and Thursday from 10 until 11 a.m. atthe church.

Mr. Posey, 93, died Dec. 15, 2008, at The University ofMississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was born in Union Churchon Dec. 30, 1914, to Irvin Lee and Alda Armitta RodriguezPosey.

He attended Piedmont School in Jefferson County and graduatedfrom the Jefferson County Agricultural High School in Union Church.Later, Mr. Posey married Mary Ruth Williamson on Sept. 25, 1943. Hewas a decorated World War II veteran earning a Bronze Star amongother medals for distinguishing himself by meritorious service inconnection with a military operation against an enemy of the UnitedStates. After World War II, he began work with The Brown and RootConstruction Company, which was in the process of constructing theTexas Eastern Natural Gas Transmission Station in Union Church.After the completion of construction, Mr. Posey began hisemployment with Texas Eastern at the new plant where he became asenior operator. He later retired in 1980. L.D. enjoyed a long,happy and blessed life in his retirement years, where he spent manydays with his wife of 65 years. He enjoyed farming with his 8-NFord tractor, hunting and helping rear his four grandchildren. Mr.Posey was a member of Union Church Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his sisters, Flora MaePosey, Welma Laine Posey and Allie Lee Posey; his two brothers,Dempsey Felice Posey and Ralph Haskel Posey.

Survivors are his wife, Mary Ruth; his two sons, Lynn and RobinPosey and their wives, Kathy and Ellen. He also leaves fourgrandchildren, Hunter, Kaitlyn, Clay and Emily.