Joe Henry McLendon, Jr.

Joe Henry McLendon, Jr., 69, of Bay Minette, Ala., died Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Mr. McLendon was a native of Baton Rouge, La. and former resident of Mobile who had resided in Bay Minette for the past 37 years. Of the Church of God faith, he enjoyed fishing.

The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, at the Lighthouse Tabernacle Church of God with Bro. Randall Short officiating and Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing.

Mr. McLendon is survived by his wife of 43 years, Dianna M. McLendon of Bay Minette; two sons, Joe H. (Veronica) McLendon, III andMatthew (Amanda) McLendon, both of Bay Minette; two daughters, Lydia Hobbs of Barton, Miss. and Rebecca Downey of Foley, Ala.; three brothers, Thomas Wayne Hancock of Elberta, Ala., Thomas Wayne Wilson of Bay Minette and Curtis Sykes of Hampton, Va.; five sisters, Joanne (Dan) Kincaid of Mobile, Rose McLamb of New Orleans, Theresa Wilson of Purvis, Miss. and Cathy (Marty) Bateman and Linda Sykes, both of Hampton, Va.; and several grandchildren.

Mr. McLendon was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Henry McLendon, Sr. and Edna Mae Wilson; and one brother, Herbert Wilson.