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{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Enos Carr McClendon, Jr.
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| office =[[Judge]] of the 26th Judicial District Court of Louisiana for Bossier and Webster parishes
| term_start=1960
| term_end=1978
| preceded=Newly-established position
| succeeded =[[Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr.]]
| birth_date =September 17, 1917
| birth_place =Homer, Claiborne Parish<br> [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| death_date =June 16, 2003 (aged 85)
| death_place =
| resting_place=Arlington Cemetery in Homer, Louisiana
| occupation = [[Judge]]; [[Attorney]]
| spouse =(1) Lois Rogers McClendon (died)<br>
(2) Laura Gordon McClendon (surviving spouse)
| children=<br>
From first marriage:<br>
Enos Carr McClendon, III<br>
Eloise McClendon Murchison<br>
Roger McClendon<br>
Kathy McClendon Hines<br>
Nine grandchildren
| residence=[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish<br> Louisiana
| alma mater =Homer High School<br>
[[Tulane University]]<br>
[[Tulane University School of Law]]
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| branch=[[United States Army]]
| battles=[[World War II]]
| footnotes=
}}
'''Enos Carr McClendon, Jr.''' (September 17, 1917 – June 16, 2003), was from 1960 to 1978 a [[judge]] of the [[Louisiana]] 26th Judicial District, which encompasses Bossier and Webster parishes. McClendon was based in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], in Webster Parish.
==Background==
McClendon was the son of the former Lurene Gray (1891–1978) and Judge Enos McClendon, Sr., (1889–1958) of Homer in Claiborne Parish. The senior McClendon served on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appea] from 1930 until his death in 1958. McClendon's paternal grandparents were Enos H. McClendon (1849–1919) and the former Della Carr (1860–1927).<ref>Grave markers, Arlington Cemetery, Homer, Louisiana.</ref>
McClendon, Jr., graduated from Homer High School and procured his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[LLB]] degrees from [[Tulane University]] and the Tulane School of Law in [[New Orleans]]. He served four years in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]].<ref name=mccad>Advertisement to elect Enos McClendon as Judge of the 26th Judicial District, ''Minden Press'', July 18, 1960, p. 8.</ref> Except for the time of his military service, he practiced law in Minden from 1940 to 1960.<ref name=mccretires/>
McClendon was married for more than fifty years to the former Lois Rogers (1920–1991), and the couple had four children: Enos Carr McClendon, III (born 1946), Eloise M. Murchison (born 1948), Roger Gray McClendon (born 1949), and Kathy M. Hines.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-webster-obits5.htm|title=Obituary of Enos Carr McClendon, Jr.|publisher=Genealogybuff.com|accessdate=June 8, 2012}}</ref>
Son Carr McClendon of Carlsbad, [[California]], is married to the former Peggy Whaley of Minden, the daughter of the late Marjorie Bright Whaley and Bernard Crowell Whaley (1920-2015), a native of Columbia County, [[Arkansas]]. A decorated [[first lieutenant]] with the [[United States Army Air Forces]], Bernard Whaley flew thirty bombing missions during World War II over [[France]] and [[Germany]], two on [[D-Day]] at [[Normandy]]. He was subsequently the owner and operator for forty years of the Dairy Queen in Minden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=bernard-whaley&pid=174550179&fhid=10239|title=Bernard Whaley|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 6, 2015}}</ref>
After the death of his first wife, Judge McClendon was married for the last twelve years of his life to the former Laura Gordon.<ref name=obit/>
McClendon was for several years the superintendent of the adult division of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Minden. In 1958, he was elected to succeed the Minden attorney [[Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr.|Graydon K. Kitchens, Sr.]], as president of the Webster Parish Bar Association, with later Judge [[Cecil C. Lowe]] as the association vice-president.<ref>"Enos McClendon Elected Parish Bar President", ''Minden Herald'', January 16, 1958, p. 1.</ref> He was active in the [[Boy Scouts]], [[American Cancer Society]], American Legion, and the [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=mccad/>
==Judicial career==
McClendon practiced law for sixteen years prior to his election as judge. In the Democratic primary election held on July 23, 1960, McClendon defeated another Minden attorney, Richard Harmon Drew, Sr., for the newly established "Division B" judgeship. McClendon received 6,107 votes to Drew's 5,261. Although Drew won in his native Webster Parish, he lost to McClendon in Bossier Parish. In the other judgeship, "Division A", the winner was[O. E. Price of [[Bossier City]].<ref>"Humphrey, McClendon, Price Nominated", ''Minden Press'', July 25, 1960, p. 1.</ref> The previous district judge prior to McClendon was [[James E. Bolin]], who advanced to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport, where [[Harmon Drew, Jr.]], is a sitting judge.
In 1967, Judge McClendon was elected president of the Louisiana District Judges Association at the annual convention held in Biloxi, [[Mississippi]].<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'', May 13, 1967, p. 1.</ref> He retired from the bench effective December 31, 1978.<ref name=mccretires>"It's Official: McClendon Retiring", ''Minden Press-Herald'', June 23, 1978, p. 1.</ref>
McClendon died at the age of eighty-five after a lengthy illness. Services were held at the First Baptist Church in Minden, with then pastor [[Wayne DuBose]] and former pastor Ronald Prince, and his successor on the bench, retired Judge [[Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr.]], officiating. Enos and first wife Lois McClendon are interred at his family plot at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, Louisiana.<ref name=obit/>
Judge McClendon's obituary describes him, accordingly:
<blockquote>
He invested his life in his family, friends, community, and church. Judge McClendon served God faithfully ... giving wise counsel to countless people. His wit and humor were good medicine to those he encountered, even during his difficult months of illness. He has passed into eternity, but his life lives on through all who knew him.</blockquote>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McClendon, Enos}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Judges]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
| name =Enos Carr McClendon, Jr.
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| office =[[Judge]] of the 26th Judicial District Court of Louisiana for Bossier and Webster parishes
| term_start=1960
| term_end=1978
| preceded=Newly-established position
| succeeded =[[Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr.]]
| birth_date =September 17, 1917
| birth_place =Homer, Claiborne Parish<br> [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| death_date =June 16, 2003 (aged 85)
| death_place =
| resting_place=Arlington Cemetery in Homer, Louisiana
| occupation = [[Judge]]; [[Attorney]]
| spouse =(1) Lois Rogers McClendon (died)<br>
(2) Laura Gordon McClendon (surviving spouse)
| children=<br>
From first marriage:<br>
Enos Carr McClendon, III<br>
Eloise McClendon Murchison<br>
Roger McClendon<br>
Kathy McClendon Hines<br>
Nine grandchildren
| residence=[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish<br> Louisiana
| alma mater =Homer High School<br>
[[Tulane University]]<br>
[[Tulane University School of Law]]
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| branch=[[United States Army]]
| battles=[[World War II]]
| footnotes=
}}
'''Enos Carr McClendon, Jr.''' (September 17, 1917 – June 16, 2003), was from 1960 to 1978 a [[judge]] of the [[Louisiana]] 26th Judicial District, which encompasses Bossier and Webster parishes. McClendon was based in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], in Webster Parish.
==Background==
McClendon was the son of the former Lurene Gray (1891–1978) and Judge Enos McClendon, Sr., (1889–1958) of Homer in Claiborne Parish. The senior McClendon served on the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appea] from 1930 until his death in 1958. McClendon's paternal grandparents were Enos H. McClendon (1849–1919) and the former Della Carr (1860–1927).<ref>Grave markers, Arlington Cemetery, Homer, Louisiana.</ref>
McClendon, Jr., graduated from Homer High School and procured his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[LLB]] degrees from [[Tulane University]] and the Tulane School of Law in [[New Orleans]]. He served four years in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]].<ref name=mccad>Advertisement to elect Enos McClendon as Judge of the 26th Judicial District, ''Minden Press'', July 18, 1960, p. 8.</ref> Except for the time of his military service, he practiced law in Minden from 1940 to 1960.<ref name=mccretires/>
McClendon was married for more than fifty years to the former Lois Rogers (1920–1991), and the couple had four children: Enos Carr McClendon, III (born 1946), Eloise M. Murchison (born 1948), Roger Gray McClendon (born 1949), and Kathy M. Hines.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-webster-obits5.htm|title=Obituary of Enos Carr McClendon, Jr.|publisher=Genealogybuff.com|accessdate=June 8, 2012}}</ref>
Son Carr McClendon of Carlsbad, [[California]], is married to the former Peggy Whaley of Minden, the daughter of the late Marjorie Bright Whaley and Bernard Crowell Whaley (1920-2015), a native of Columbia County, [[Arkansas]]. A decorated [[first lieutenant]] with the [[United States Army Air Forces]], Bernard Whaley flew thirty bombing missions during World War II over [[France]] and [[Germany]], two on [[D-Day]] at [[Normandy]]. He was subsequently the owner and operator for forty years of the Dairy Queen in Minden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=bernard-whaley&pid=174550179&fhid=10239|title=Bernard Whaley|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 6, 2015}}</ref>
After the death of his first wife, Judge McClendon was married for the last twelve years of his life to the former Laura Gordon.<ref name=obit/>
McClendon was for several years the superintendent of the adult division of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Minden. In 1958, he was elected to succeed the Minden attorney [[Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr.|Graydon K. Kitchens, Sr.]], as president of the Webster Parish Bar Association, with later Judge [[Cecil C. Lowe]] as the association vice-president.<ref>"Enos McClendon Elected Parish Bar President", ''Minden Herald'', January 16, 1958, p. 1.</ref> He was active in the [[Boy Scouts]], [[American Cancer Society]], American Legion, and the [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name=mccad/>
==Judicial career==
McClendon practiced law for sixteen years prior to his election as judge. In the Democratic primary election held on July 23, 1960, McClendon defeated another Minden attorney, Richard Harmon Drew, Sr., for the newly established "Division B" judgeship. McClendon received 6,107 votes to Drew's 5,261. Although Drew won in his native Webster Parish, he lost to McClendon in Bossier Parish. In the other judgeship, "Division A", the winner was[O. E. Price of [[Bossier City]].<ref>"Humphrey, McClendon, Price Nominated", ''Minden Press'', July 25, 1960, p. 1.</ref> The previous district judge prior to McClendon was [[James E. Bolin]], who advanced to the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport, where [[Harmon Drew, Jr.]], is a sitting judge.
In 1967, Judge McClendon was elected president of the Louisiana District Judges Association at the annual convention held in Biloxi, [[Mississippi]].<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'', May 13, 1967, p. 1.</ref> He retired from the bench effective December 31, 1978.<ref name=mccretires>"It's Official: McClendon Retiring", ''Minden Press-Herald'', June 23, 1978, p. 1.</ref>
McClendon died at the age of eighty-five after a lengthy illness. Services were held at the First Baptist Church in Minden, with then pastor [[Wayne DuBose]] and former pastor Ronald Prince, and his successor on the bench, retired Judge [[Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr.]], officiating. Enos and first wife Lois McClendon are interred at his family plot at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, Louisiana.<ref name=obit/>
Judge McClendon's obituary describes him, accordingly:
<blockquote>
He invested his life in his family, friends, community, and church. Judge McClendon served God faithfully ... giving wise counsel to countless people. His wit and humor were good medicine to those he encountered, even during his difficult months of illness. He has passed into eternity, but his life lives on through all who knew him.</blockquote>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McClendon, Enos}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Judges]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:United States Army]]