- My bigger than life, loving, awe inspiring, gentle giant of a father passed away very peacefully at 6:50 this morning. I never have known him to tarry once he started something. I will say that three days from diagnosis to leaving us has been a bit overwhelming. I told a girlfriend this morning on the phone, I think I've been through longer tornados. But like I told him..."You've given me everything thing I need Daddy, go in peace." -- Leigh Poythress Wilson
- POYTHRESS, JOHN MAYNARD, 77, passed away in Louisville on January 11, 2012.
Born in Macon, GA, Maynard was a graduate of Mercer University with a degree in English literature. After a short stint as a stock broker, Maynard began working in the customer service section of Inland Container in August 1960. He became a salesman in the company and was promoted to the position of sales manager for the company's Dallas, TX plant in 1968.
In 1970 Maynard was named the general manager of the Inland plant in Louisville, a position that he held until his retirement on December 31, 1996. During his 26-year tenure, along with operating one of the most profitable plants in the country, Maynard mentored a number of people who went on to very successful careers and lives thanks to his guidance and leadership.
Always the Southern gentleman, Maynard enjoyed fly-fishing, canoeing, and genealogical research, including tracing his family history to 12th century Scotland.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Maynor and Dorothy Bayne Poythress.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jean Knott Poythress; children, Leigh Poythress Wilson and John Maynard Poythress III; grandchildren, Jason Wilson, John Wilson, Dalton Poythress and Laine Poythress; his brother, David Bryan Poythress; sister, Eva Bayne Poythress; and nephew, Cullen Gray Poythress.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pearson's Funeral Home, 149 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville with visitation from 12:30 p.m. until the service.
Gifts in memoriam should be sent to the Society for the Prevention of Aggression and Violence in Adolescents, P. O. Box 22067, Louisville, KY 40252.
Louisville Courier-Journal, 13 Jan 2012
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1934 - 2012 (77 years)
