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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=John Clinton "Johnny" McFerren, Jr.
| name=John Clinton<br>
"Johnny" McFerren, Jr.
| office=Louisiana State Representative for District 7 (Caddo and DeSoto parishes)
| office=Louisiana State Representative for District 7 (Caddo and DeSoto parishes)
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]
| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]
}}
}}
'''John Clinton McFerren, Jr.''', known as '''Johnny McFerren''' (October 29, 1933 – August 1, 2018),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-clinton-mcferren-johnny&pid=189792024&fhid=6175&f=portal|title=John McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 3, 2018}}</ref>Mylife.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> was a [[Shreveport]] [[business]]man and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for Caddo and DeSoto parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=house/>
'''John Clinton McFerren, Jr.''', known as '''Johnny McFerren''' (October 29, 1933 – August 1, 2018),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-clinton-mcferren-johnny&pid=189792024&fhid=6175&f=portal|title=John McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> was a [[Shreveport]] [[business]]man and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for Caddo and DeSoto parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=house/>
The middle of three sons of John Clinton McFerren, Sr. (1903-1970), and the former Mae Donaho (1909-1998) of Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=
The middle of three sons of John Clinton McFerren, Sr. (1903-1970), and the former Mae Donaho (1909-1998) of Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=
|title=State Rep. appointed to U. L. Board|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 14, 2017|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>
|title=State Rep. appointed to U. L. Board|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 14, 2017|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>
For sixty years, he owned McFerren Real Estate in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/> From 2002 to 2004, he was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He was the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>
For sixty years, he owned McFerren Real Estate in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/> From 2002 to 2004, he was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He was the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was living in Stonewall in northern DeSoto Parish.<ref name=obit/>
McFerren was married to the former Patsy Rae Moss (January 14, 1935 – November 22, 2016), the daughter of George and Hattie Moss of Provencal in Natchitoches Parish. Like her husband, she graduated with a master's degree in education from Northwestern State University. Thereafter, she taught for more than twenty years in the Caddo Parish school system, assigned to the Eden Gardens and Forest Hill elementary schools. The McFerrens had two children, Scott Clinton McFerren and his wife, Lori, and Karen Beth McFerren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=182701744|title=Patsy McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 25, 2016|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> McFerren's brothers were Wayne Martin McFerren (1936-2004), a painting contractor in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40913369|title=Wayne Martin McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> and Norman David McFerren (1931-2010) of Marthaville, an NSU graduate who served in the [[United States Army]], was a Baptist [[deacon]], and worked for thirty-seven years for ConAgra Foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=146778528|title=Norman McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>
McFerren was married to the former Patsy Rae Moss (January 14, 1935 – November 22, 2016), the daughter of George and Hattie Moss of Provencal in Natchitoches Parish. Like her husband, she graduated with a master's degree in education from Northwestern State University. Thereafter, she taught for more than twenty years in the Caddo Parish school system, assigned to the Eden Gardens and Forest Hill elementary schools. The McFerrens had two children, Scott Clinton McFerren and his wife, Lori, and Karen Beth McFerren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=182701744|title=Patsy McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 25, 2016|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> McFerren's brothers were Wayne Martin McFerren (1936-2004), a painting contractor in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40913369|title=Wayne Martin McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> and Norman David McFerren (1931-2010) of Marthaville, an NSU graduate who served in the [[United States Army]], was a Baptist [[deacon]], and worked for thirty-seven years for ConAgra Foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=146778528|title=Norman McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>