Elton C. Pody
| Elton Clark Pody | |
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| Mayor of Ruston, Louisiana | |
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In office January 1983 – January 1991 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Perritt |
| Succeeded by | Hilda Taylor Perritt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1, 1938 Place of birth missing |
| Died | March 27, 2011 (aged 72) Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Mineral Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Dubach in Lincoln Parish |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sherry Williamson Pody |
| Children |
Stanton Clark "Stan" Pody |
| Parents | Tom Henry and Fannie Mae Bearden Pody |
| Residence |
Ruston, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Stanton Clark "Stan" Pody
Shawn A. Pody
Chad Patrick Pody
Ruston, Louisiana
Elton Clark Pody (December 1, 1938 – March 27, 2011) was from 1982 to 1990 the mayor of Ruston in Lincoln Parish in North Louisiana and thereafter the 20-year president of the Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce based in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Pody was the son of Tom Henry Pody (1910-2002) and the former Fannie Mae Bearden (1915-2001) of Farmerville in Union Parish. He spent the majority of his life in the Ruston/Farmerville area. He graduated from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. A Republican, he was defeated on October 6, 1990 for a third term as mayor of Ruston by the Democrat Hilda Taylor Perritt, a former high school teacher. Pody polled 2,633 votes (42.2 percent) to Perritt's 3,612 (57.8 percent).
In a civic club address in 1989 in Minden in Webster Parish, Pody called for municipalities to work together and declared local government the most cost-effective: "I believe local government is very important because it provides so much service on a daily basis." Pody said that the average family then paid $250 annually to local government but $1,700 to the state, and $4,200 to the U.S. government; therefore he considered the local contribution to more effective on a per-capita basis.
After his mayoral tenure ended, Pody moved to Alexandria to take the top position with the Chamber of Commerce. Shortly before his death, Pody had announced that he would retire from the chamber at the end of 2011.
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