Robert Aldine Posey

Robert Aldine Posey was born November 16, 1934, in Coushatta, Louisiana to Robert E. Posey, Jr. and Elizabeth “Tap” Posey and passed away on October 18, 2023, at home in Bossier City, Louisiana.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Robert Posey, 88, on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Bellaire Baptist Church, 4330 Panther Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow at Springville Cemetery, 118 Caliope Steet, Coushatta, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Dr. Randy Harper, from Bellaire Baptist Church, Dr. Eric Capaci, from Gospel Light Baptist Church, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Randy Posey.

Robert was Preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Louise Booty and Shirley Frye; brothers-in-law, Dewitt Booty and Charles Frye. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of  54 years, Shirley; children, Pam Clapp and husband, Paul, Randy Posey and wife, April, Renee Southern and husband, James, Jennifer Easley and husband, David, and Janet Otey; grandchildren, Holly Valeton and husband, Brandon, Heather Blake and husband, Aaron, Nolan Clapp, Caitlin, Dale, and Caleb Smith, Justine Wren and husband, Bryce, Tiffany Sims and husband, Darien, Justus Lemons and wife, Victoria, Lydia Yonai and husband, Matthew, Amber Hodges and husband, Logan, Adam and Justin Otey, Joshua, Shelby, Emily and Makinsey Southern; nine great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Robert worked for the Louisiana Department of Transportation as a sign fabricator for twenty-five years. He was an active member of Merrywoods Baptist Church, Haughton, Louisiana, where he faithfully served the lord for thirty-four years in the bus ministry bringing many souls to Christ. He retired to Hot Springs, Arkansas in 2008, where he faithfully attended Gospel Light Baptist Church, and returned to Bossier City in 2019, where he was a member of Bellaire Baptist Church.

The family would like to express their thanks for the care and friendship of Dr. Kertan Kotisha and also for the wonderful care he received at Christus Highland, Pathway Rehab Center, and St. Joseph Hospice Care.