Obituary For The Honorable Judge Ennis Millender, Sr.
The Honorable Ennis Millender, Sr., 85, was born on September 1, 1935 in Natchez, Alabama to Roy and Jency Millender, Sr.
He married his sweetheart, Beatrice Bernice Broadnax Millender on March 21, 1955. They were married sixty-six years. He was the "adopted Godson" of the late Rev. Leonard Chatman and Sister Ida Chatman of Moss Point, Mississippi. He was well-known, loved, admired and constantly given appreciation from his former Boy Scouts of Troop #406 where he served as their Scout Master. Many young men have accomplished well, as a result of his disciplinarian leadership.
He was highly respected in the community as a businessman; kind with a gentle spirit and a beautiful soul. He was elected to the office of Justice Court Judge, District #2 in 1982 serving thirty-five dedicated years until he retired in 2017. He was a lifetime member of NAACP and a member of the SCLC.
He highly respected his embraced membership of the Mighty Magnolia Monarch Class of 1955.
He also achieved the level of 32nd Degree Mason.
The Honorable Judge Millender was the Founder/Owner/CEO of Millender’s Funeral Home, Inc. established in December 2000. He was preceded in death by two sons, Henry Broadnax and Billy Roy Millender; parents, Roy (Jency) Millender, Sr.; sisters, Retha Millender Johnson and Sarah Millender Perine; brother, Leon Millender; parents-in-law, Jefferson David (Josephine Hyde) Broadnax, Sr.; brother-in-law, Jefferson David Broadnax, Jr., and sisters-in-law, Shirley Huckleby and Ruth McClendon.
The Honorable Judge Millender leaves to cherish his memories; his wife and their children, Raymond (Cheryl Welch) Millender, Sr., Jency (Bernard) Steward, Sr., Essie (Gerald) Jackson, Sr., Ennis (Jan) Millender, Jr. and Robert (Eunice) Millender, Sr.; brothers, Rev. Osbry (Janice) Millender of Atmore, AL and Roy (Mary) Millender of Rancho Cordova, CA; sister Minnie Welch, Oakland, CA, sisters-in-law, Mattie Roberson, Mabel Belton, and Mary (Raymond) Montgomery, brothers-in-law, Earl Warbington and Thomas Lee Broadnax, eleven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The Honorable Judge Ennis Millender will be thoroughly missed by all. Viewings will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2020 in Millender's Funeral Chapel, 4412 Main Street, Moss Point, Mississippi and 9:00-11:30 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2020 at First Missionary Baptist Church, 4600 Main Street, Moss Point, MS.
Graveside service will be held at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Machpelah Cemetery, Machpelah Road, Moss Point, MS.
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