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==Background==
==Background==
Volentine is a descendant of early pioneer of Claiborne Parish, the son of Fredrick Dan Volentine (1921–2011) and the former Sudie Bernice Lee, also deceased. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Bell Volentine, Jr. (1892–1968)<ref name=fvobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=fred-volentine&pid=147518321|title=Fred Volentine obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 2, 2011|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref> and Cleo Volentine (1894–1968).<ref>Daniel and Cleo Volentine died the same month, July 1968.</ref> Volentine had a sister, Wanda Lou "Lucy" Volentine Head (1943-2016), wife of John Calvin Head, and two surviving brothers, Edwin Bo Volentine, and Dan Millard Volentine and wife, Dianne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=wanda-head&pid=177819830&fhid=10236&eid=sp_ommatch|title=Wanda Volentine Head (1943-2016) (sister of Kenneth Volentine)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
Volentine is a descendant of early pioneer of Claiborne Parish, the son of Fredrick Dan Volentine (1921–2011) and the former Sudie Bernice Lee, also deceased. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Bell Volentine, Jr. (1892–1968)<ref name=fvobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=fred-volentine&pid=147518321|title=Fred Volentine obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 2, 2011|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref> and Cleo Volentine (1894–1968).<ref>Daniel and Cleo Volentine died the same month, July 1968.</ref> Volentine had a sister, Wanda Lou "Lucy" Volentine Head (1943-2016), wife of John Calvin Head, and two surviving brothers, Edwin Bo Volentine, and Dan Millard Volentine and wife, Dianne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=wanda-head&pid=177819830&fhid=10236&eid=sp_ommatch|title=Wanda Volentine Head (1943-2016) (sister of Kenneth Volentine)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 25, 2016|accessdate=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
In 1960, Volentine graduated as the class president at Athens High School in Athens, Louisiana, in the building now occupied by Mt. Olive Christian School.<ref>Mt. Olive Christian School, former Athens High School class photographs by year.</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Kenneth Volentine," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 674.</ref>
In 1960, Volentine graduated as the class president at Athens High School in Athens, Louisiana, in the building now occupied by Mt. Olive Christian School.<ref>Mt. Olive Christian School, former Athens High School class photographs by year.</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Kenneth Volentine," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 674.</ref>