John Bolling Minor, 83, formerly of Mount Vernon, Ohio, died December 2, 2006, at Cypress Glen Retirement Community. Mr. Minor grew up in Danville, Va., the son of Sidney Whitfield Minor and Roberta Bolling Henshaw. After graduating from Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance, Va. in 1942, he entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
When World War II began, Mr. Minor enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served as a captain in the 507th Parachute Infantry of the 82nd Airborne Division. He parachuted into France behind enemy lines on D-Day. He was awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry and a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. Watching the D-Day invasion from the air just before he jumped was one of the most memorable experiences of his life, Mr. Minor recalled in a book written about Knox County, Ohio veterans.
Honorably discharged in 1946, Mr. Minor returned to UNC where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated in 1948 with a BS degree in commerce and married Genevieve Hazelwood Ray of Danville. They raised two daughters, Jane and Genevieve.
From 1949 until his retirement in 1974, Mr. Minor owned and operated the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Within the soft drink industry, he was president of Ohio Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages and the Ohio Coca-Cola Bottlers Association. He was also a director of Danville, Va. Coca-Cola for 20 years. Besides serving as a director of Citizens Building and Loan, he was a long-time director of the First Knox National Bank, where he was chairman of the trust committee. He was also a limited partner in Heritage Row and a developer of the Medical Arts Building.
Mr. Minor was a strong believer in civic service. He was president of the Mount Vernon Jaycees, the Chamber of Commerce, United Community Fund, the Regional Council on Alcohol and the Mount Vernon Country Club. In addition, he was a director and board member of the YMCA, the Freedom Center and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Board. He was a member of the Rotary and Homestead Clubs and a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church.
When World War II began, Mr. Minor enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served as a captain in the 507th Parachute Infantry of the 82nd Airborne Division. He parachuted into France behind enemy lines on D-Day. He was awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry and a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. Watching the D-Day invasion from the air just before he jumped was one of the most memorable experiences of his life, Mr. Minor recalled in a book written about Knox County, Ohio veterans.
Honorably discharged in 1946, Mr. Minor returned to UNC where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated in 1948 with a BS degree in commerce and married Genevieve Hazelwood Ray of Danville. They raised two daughters, Jane and Genevieve.
From 1949 until his retirement in 1974, Mr. Minor owned and operated the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Within the soft drink industry, he was president of Ohio Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages and the Ohio Coca-Cola Bottlers Association. He was also a director of Danville, Va. Coca-Cola for 20 years. Besides serving as a director of Citizens Building and Loan, he was a long-time director of the First Knox National Bank, where he was chairman of the trust committee. He was also a limited partner in Heritage Row and a developer of the Medical Arts Building.
Mr. Minor was a strong believer in civic service. He was president of the Mount Vernon Jaycees, the Chamber of Commerce, United Community Fund, the Regional Council on Alcohol and the Mount Vernon Country Club. In addition, he was a director and board member of the YMCA, the Freedom Center and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Board. He was a member of the Rotary and Homestead Clubs and a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church.
John Bolling Minor, 83, formerly of Mount Vernon, Ohio, died December 2, 2006, at Cypress Glen Retirement Community. Mr. Minor grew up in Danville, Va., the son of Sidney Whitfield Minor and Roberta Bolling Henshaw. After graduating from Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance, Va. in 1942, he entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
When World War II began, Mr. Minor enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served as a captain in the 507th Parachute Infantry of the 82nd Airborne Division. He parachuted into France behind enemy lines on D-Day. He was awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry and a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. Watching the D-Day invasion from the air just before he jumped was one of the most memorable experiences of his life, Mr. Minor recalled in a book written about Knox County, Ohio veterans.
Honorably discharged in 1946, Mr. Minor returned to UNC where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated in 1948 with a BS degree in commerce and married Genevieve Hazelwood Ray of Danville. They raised two daughters, Jane and Genevieve.
From 1949 until his retirement in 1974, Mr. Minor owned and operated the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Within the soft drink industry, he was president of Ohio Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages and the Ohio Coca-Cola Bottlers Association. He was also a director of Danville, Va. Coca-Cola for 20 years. Besides serving as a director of Citizens Building and Loan, he was a long-time director of the First Knox National Bank, where he was chairman of the trust committee. He was also a limited partner in Heritage Row and a developer of the Medical Arts Building.
Mr. Minor was a strong believer in civic service. He was president of the Mount Vernon Jaycees, the Chamber of Commerce, United Community Fund, the Regional Council on Alcohol and the Mount Vernon Country Club. In addition, he was a director and board member of the YMCA, the Freedom Center and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Board. He was a member of the Rotary and Homestead Clubs and a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church.
When World War II began, Mr. Minor enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served as a captain in the 507th Parachute Infantry of the 82nd Airborne Division. He parachuted into France behind enemy lines on D-Day. He was awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry and a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. Watching the D-Day invasion from the air just before he jumped was one of the most memorable experiences of his life, Mr. Minor recalled in a book written about Knox County, Ohio veterans.
Honorably discharged in 1946, Mr. Minor returned to UNC where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated in 1948 with a BS degree in commerce and married Genevieve Hazelwood Ray of Danville. They raised two daughters, Jane and Genevieve.
From 1949 until his retirement in 1974, Mr. Minor owned and operated the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Within the soft drink industry, he was president of Ohio Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages and the Ohio Coca-Cola Bottlers Association. He was also a director of Danville, Va. Coca-Cola for 20 years. Besides serving as a director of Citizens Building and Loan, he was a long-time director of the First Knox National Bank, where he was chairman of the trust committee. He was also a limited partner in Heritage Row and a developer of the Medical Arts Building.
Mr. Minor was a strong believer in civic service. He was president of the Mount Vernon Jaycees, the Chamber of Commerce, United Community Fund, the Regional Council on Alcohol and the Mount Vernon Country Club. In addition, he was a director and board member of the YMCA, the Freedom Center and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Board. He was a member of the Rotary and Homestead Clubs and a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church.
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