Hello, Okienarc - Really glad to hear from you. No, I've not been able to get near the info I'm aiming for. I'm so pleased you've taken the time and effort to share this with me. I got hung up right at the beginning. I didn't realize that Tom Graham had served what appears to have been 1 term then later 2 terms. Also, I've been a little confused about Bud Murphy and James E. 'Bud' Murphy. I've been of the opinion that they were the same person, but not certain. I"ve been told that his daughter works at the Idabel Library. I intend to try to contact her someway to verify this. I don't know her name, which doesn't help. Now that I've the dates, I can, hopefully, get news clippings from the old local newspapers to list a few high lights of their terms in office. Since you were Undersheriff, you realize first hand the hardships involved in law enforcement over such a large county. As a child, I knew some of the men in the office and remember some of the 'tall tales' they'd tell. At the time I didn't think much of them, but now, I realize that was an important part of Curtain County's growth. Very interesting. The stories all run together now and I'll need the old news write ups for verification and details. One humorous story that I remember a family friend wanted to borrow my dad's car to take a drivers test. She and the fellow got into the car and she hit the siren button instead of the starter button. She was so flustered after that she didn't do anything right, but the guy passed her anyway. Thanks again for these records. If you put the list together of the fellows hurt or killed in the line of duty, I'd like a copy of that too. Actually, you'd be the better person to put these facts together. I'd intended to compile as much info on each person and period and put it on the McCurtain County web site. I'm not really a 'news writer' but think this is a worthy subject. SO, since you've most of the info right at on hand and if you'd like to do this, BE MY GUEST. I'd love for you to do it. The wives of these officers are to be commended too. I can remember the ainxiety that my mom and stepmother experienced. This is bringing back old memories, some not so good as bed time stories. Sincerely, Doris Irons Greer caldor@neto.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <okienarc@yahoo.com> To: <OKMCCURT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:35 PM Subject: [OKMCCURT] Re: McCurtain Co., Ok. Sheriffs > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SaB.2ACI/1553.4 > > Message Board Post: > > I don't know if you ever got your answer, so on the chance that you didn't ... here are all the Sheriffs for McCurtain from 1907 to present: > Tom Graham ... 1907-1908 > John R. Burke ... 1908-1910 > Tom Graham (again) ... 1911-1912 > Dan Holman ... 1913-1916 > J.W. DeWitt ... 1917-1920 > A.W. "Bud" Felker ... 1921-Aug 1922 (killed in the line of duty) > J. Richard Jones ... Aug 1922-1928 > Charles Holman ... 1929-1932 > Bud Stewart ... 1933-1936 > Joe Hough ... 1937-1942 > Clarence Lane ... 1943-1946 > C.H. Roan ... 1947-1950 > Floyd Pollard ... 1951-1952 > Walter Irons ... 1953-Sep1, 1956 > C.M. "Charley" Whitten ... Sep 1, 1956-1957 > Bud Murphy ... 1957-1961 > Clarence "Tebo" Jones ... 1961-1963 > Gene Thorp ... 1965-1967 (not sure why 1964 isn't recorded?) > Charlie Ray Hudgins ... 1967-1973 > James E. "Bud" Murphy ... 1973-1974 > L.D. "Bud" Gilbreath ... 1975-1976 > Paul R. Stuart ... 1977-1980 > Alan K. Marston ... 1980-Jul15, 1984 (resigned from office) > T.P. Harris ... Jul 16, 1984-Jan 7, 1985 > William Fiedler ... 1985-1989 > J.W. "Bo" Fields ... 1989-1993 > Richard W. McPeak ... 1993-2001 > Mike Willeby ... 2001-present > > I also have a list of deputies and officers within the county that were killed in the line of duty, but I will have to dig that out. I used to be the Undersheriff for the county and was the one that nominated several of these officers for placement in the Police Memorial in Washington, DC. > > > ==== OKMCCURT Mailing List ==== > CONTACT the list admin. at tawshasroots@yahoo.com > Visit the McCurtain county page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmccurt/mccurt.htm > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >