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Son Carr McClendon of Carmichael, near [[Sacramento]], California, was married until her death to the former Peggy Suzanne Whaley (1946-2019) 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=https://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>
Son Carr McClendon of Carmichael, near [[Sacramento]], California, was married until her death to the former Peggy Suzanne Whaley (1946-2019) 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=https://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/>
After the death of his first wife, Judge McClendon was married for the last twelve years of his life to the former Laura Alice Gordon (1925-2006).<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/>
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/>