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 (born 1924) |
| Relations | Cleone Hodges (sister) |
| Children |
O. H. Haynes III |
| Parents |
O. H. Haynes Sr. |
| Occupation | Law-enforcement officer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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., 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 married the former Freddie Louise Walker (MHS Class of 1940, born January 20, 1924), originally from the village of in northern . She was the daughter of Fred Walker (January 10, 1896 — November 19, 1954) and the former Lesca McCain (April 6, 1900 — January 26, 1974). Besides Fred Haynes, the couple had three other sons, O. H. III, Jerry Wayne (1952-2014), and Gary Walker Haynes, all of Minden.
Prior to his sheriff's tenure, Haynes was the supervisor of all state driver's license offices within North Louisiana.
Haynes entered the December 7, 1963, Democratic primary against incumbent Sheriff J. D. Batton, the older brother of later Mayor Jack Batton. Another candidate was Royce L. "Doc" McMahen, a veterinarian and a member of the city council in Springhill in northern Webster Parish, and Lawrence Harold Gilbert (1911-1995), the Minden municipal police chief. On the night before the primary election, Haynes's son, Fred, quarterbacked his Minden High School football team to the state championship in a home game against a team from Lafourche Parish. Haynes trailed Batton by 722 votes in the primary, 1,993 to 2,719 votes.
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