O.H. Haynes, Jr.
| Oscar Henry Haynes Jr. | |
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Haynes in 1964 campaign photograph
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| Sheriff of Webster Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office May 1, 1964 – July 1980 |
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| Preceded by | J. D. Batton |
| Succeeded by | Royce L. McMahen, D.V.M. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 28, 1920 Minden, Webster Parish Louisiana |
| Died | December 9, 1996 (aged 76) Minden, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Minden Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Freddie Louise Walker Haynes (married c. 1939-1996, his death) |
| Relations | Cleone Hodges (sister) |
| Children |
O. H. Haynes, III |
| Parents |
O. H. Haynes, Sr. |
| Occupation | Law-enforcement officer |
O. H. Haynes, III
Fred Haynes (1946-2006)
Jerry Wayne Haynes, Sr. (1952-2014)
O. H. Haynes, Sr.
Oscar Henry Haynes Jr., known as O. H. Haynes (October 28, 1920 – December 9, 1996), was from 1964 to 1980 the Democratic sheriff of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He was also the parish Exxon distributor for some four decades.
Haynes was born in Minden, the parish seat of Webster Parish, to O. H. Haynes Sr. (1888-1969), and the former Mary Lynn Burns (1889-1971). Originally from the village of Shongaloo north of Minden, the senior Haynes was the sheriff from 1933 to 1952. Haynes, Jr., graduated in 1939 from Minden High School, having played football on the MHS state championship team in 1938, twenty-five years before his son Fred played on the next MHS state championship team. Thereafter, he attended Northwestern State University in , Louisiana, and secretly married his high school sweetheart, the former Freddie Louise "Sug" Walker (January 20, 1924 – August 17, 2017), who was only fourteen at the time of the marriage. The announcement of their marriage came in 1940 when 16-year-old Freddie walked the stage to receive her Minden High School diploma. Mrs. Haynes was originally from the village of in northern , the youngest of four children of Fred Walker (January 10, 1896 — November 19, 1954), who retired as a roadmaster with the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, and the former Lesca McCain (April 6, 1900 — January 26, 1974). Freddie attended the former Ashland High School and in the unincorporated community of Readhimer. The Walkers moved to Minden when Freddie Louise was starting high school.
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