Compatriot John C. Osborn was born on May 2, 1928, in Knott County, Kentucky, being a son of the late Calloway Osborne and Anna Hall. On July 14, 2006, he passed away in his home in Miamitown, Ohio.

John stayed with his grandmother a lot after his father was killed when he was a small boy. He was married to Joann Johnson on January 30, 1956, in Clintwood, Virginia. Survivors include his spouse of 50 years, Joann (Johnson) Osborne, and 3 children, Cathy Hicks, Johnnie Little, and Delzie Osborne.

John attended and graduated from Wheelwright High School in Wheelwright, Kentucky in 1947. He attended and graduated from Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, in 1948.

John was a 44 year member of Columbia Lodge F & FM #44, Scottish Rites, as well as a Shriner. He was of the Baptist faith, and attended same near his home.

John was a former Whitewater Township (Ohio) Trustee for 8 years; a volunteer Whitewater Township Fireman for 20 years, serving 6 years as the Fire Chief. He was a retired surveyor and construction foreman for over 25 years. He was Vice President of the Ohio and Indiana Firefighters Association.

John was an Army veteran of the Korean War, and was a member of the American Legion Cheviot Post.

John was a member of the Clan Hall Society (a Scottish cultural group). He was an Associate Member of the Pvt. Amos S. Reed Camp #2024, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. He was a member of the Col. Ben Caudill Camp #1629, of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, in Whitesburg, Kentucky, becoming a member on the military record of his ancestor, Pvt. James (Stiff Jim) Hall, Company F, 13th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA.