Jessey Posey

JESSE M. POSEY - May 10, 1929 - July 20, 2013 Kimberly: Jesse M. Posey, 84 passed away at his home on July 20, 2013. Born to Garrett and Nettie Givens Posey on May 10, 1929 in altamont, Tennessee. He moved to Idaho in 1935. He was raised by his mother with the help of his Uncle Si and Uncle Robert Givens. He helped the family's economic situation by setting pins at the local bowling alley and also selling The Grit Newspapers. In 1948 he graduated from Kimberly High School after being a member of Student Council, K-Club, the basketball and baseball teams and the Skyrocket staff. As president of his class, he led the annual reunions on Good Neighbor Day weekends, was on the Kimberly School Foundation Board and in that capacity became the catalyst for the "Let's Finish It" campaign to complete the gym which had been left unfinished during WWII. Jesse married Patricia Modlin on May 31, 1952. Pat preceded him in death on January 3, 1982, but during their 29-year marriage three children were born: Lindsey, Becky and Vicki. On May 28, 1989, he married Anna Lou Callen. He started working at the Kimberly Post Office in 1947 and was Postmaster from 1974-1984. He also worked at Anderson Lumber in Kimberly, was a bank courier for Twin Falls Bank and Trust, aided with census, and delivered Meals on Wheels for the Ageless Senior Center in Kimberly, He joined Kimberly Christian Church in 1944 and served as a deacon. Jesse and Pat were voted Kimberly Boosters of the Year in 1963-64. He coached baseball, was a friend of Stricker Ranch, and spent many hours fishing and hunting throughout southeastern Idaho. He enjoyed bowling and golf and his slim body was a testament to his active lifestyle. Until just a few weeks before his death, he was still doing the daily crossword puzzle. Jesse's life is a permanent thread in the fabric of Kimberly. As mayor from 1986-1994, an active member of the Kimberly Alumnae Association, as postmaster, as a deacon in his church, and last, but not least as a twice-a-day Crossing Guard for Kimberly School District. Jesse's ability to discern the needs of others and to respond with a smile, a gesture, and for the children, a pencil, a pair of gloves on a cold day, or a sucker: that is his legacy. He often analyzed problems and chose the "road less traveled". He was not deterred by "popular opinion" and for those whom he loved, he expected that every day they would take the opportunity to make the world a better place. Friday and Saturday mornings you could see his car making the rounds of the garage sales in Kimberly. Not a hoarder, he enjoyed finding that unusual book or a practical tool to be used in his everyday activities. But more than that, he enjoyed meeting his neighbors and checking the pulse of Kimberly. Jesse is survived by his second wife, Anna Lou living at Wyn Wood Sr. Living. His children, Lindsey (Debbie) Posey and their children/grandchildren: Kelly (Tim) Allington - Ben and Ryan. Molly (Bobby) Heyer and their children: Damien, Conner, Jackson, and Claire: Mike (Lindsey) Posey. Becky (Rodney) Reeves and their children Katrina Hughes and her two girls: Kaitlyn and Makayla; Crystal (Jerry) Woods and their two girls, Adilynn and Maya. Vicki (Rodney) Malone and their children Derek (Joni) Malone and their children: Aiden, Shaun and Hailey; and Mindy Malone and her son Colton. Anna Lou's daughters Jennifer(Danny) Crystal, Elizabeth (Darrel) Reisch, Lynda (Mike) Fitzgerald and Lou Ann Durham and her grandchildren Alex and Skyler Crystal, Jonathan (Jennifer), Emma and Jack Fitzgerald, Christopher (Sarah), Patrick and Skyler Fitzgerald, Clare Fitzgerald, Paul (Karen), Yujun Durham and Andrew Durham The Family would like to thank "Jesse's caregivers": John, Nancy and Gwen for their consummate professionalism laced with empathy and concern Not only for Jesse but the entire family. Thank you to all that brought food, visited, sent cards, e-mails and phone calls. Arrangements are under the care of Parke's Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made in Jess's name to the "Let's Finish It" Campaign administered by the Kimberly School District.