Former Clinton County Court Clerk Robert Reneau dies
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Reneau is shown above, in this 1980 file photo made after he moved his office following the fire that destroyed the Clinton County Courthouse. The cigar, and the smile, were a fixture in his office for 28 years.
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In Thursday, February 11, 2010 issue
One of Clinton County’s most successful political figures, Robert M. Reneau, died Sunday at his residence at the age of 89.
Reneau, who lived on U.S. 127 in the New Ida Community of Clinton County, never lost an election and was a long-time familiar face in the Clinton County Courthouse.
Serving seven consecutive terms as Clinton County Court Clerk, Reneau first took office in January 1954 and continued to serve in that capacity until retiring at the end of 1981.
He served all but one year of those 28 in the old Clinton County Courthouse, moving his office to the “old post office” building (currently the law office of Scarlett B. Latham) after a 1980 fire destroyed the courthouse. He retired before the current courthouse construction was complete.
A complete death notice for Robert M. Reneau appears this week on page 7.
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