COUNTY OFFICIALS FROM 1889 TO 1989, COKE COUNTY, TEXAS

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The Observer/Enterprise, Robert Lee, Coke County, TX - July 21, 1989

County Officials from 1889 to 1989

Coke County officials from Beginning to the Present 
(Following the first paragraph complete titles of officials are not
given for space reasons.)

				1889-1890
	Judge and ex-officio supt. of schools, G. W. PERRYMAN; 
county and district clerk, T. A. COLLIER; sheriff and tax
collector, W. F. BUCHANAN; tax assessor, D. F. FAIRLEY;
treasurer, George WILLIAMSON; county surveyor, Captain
Patteson; attorney, _____ GREENLEAF; Commissioners were:
Prec. 1, R. E. DOUGLAS; Prec. 2, J. R. FARMER; Prec. 3,
P. H. YOUNGBLOOD; Prec. 4, J. P. HENDERSON.

				1891-1892
	Judge, H. L. ADAMS; clerk, R. R. SMITH; sheriff, W. F.
BUCHANAN; assessor, D. F. FAIRLEY; treasurer, GEORGE WILLIAMSON;
surveyor, J. R. PATTESON; attorney, D. T. AVERITT and U. S.
HEARRELL; commissioners: 1, R. E. DOUGLAS; 2, JOHN R. FARMER;
3, D S. CUNNINGHAM; 4, Thad T. ANGEL.

				1893-1894
	Judge, A. J. PRITCHARD; clerk, R. R. SMITH; sheriff, B. F.
MONTGOMERY; assessor, L. H. BRIGHTMAN; treasurer, GEORGE
WILLIAMSON; surveyor, J. R. PATTESON; attorney, A. P. McCARTY;
commissioners: 1, R. I. KIRKLAND; 2, SAM SAYNER; 3, H. A. 
CHAPMAN; 4, J. F. CONNER.

				1895-1896
	Judge, D. T. AVERITT, L. H. BRIGHTMAN appointed March 1896;
clerk, E. M. MOBLEY; sheriff, L. B. MURRAY; tax assessor, H. E.
JOHNSTON; treasurer, W. C. HAYLEY, J. A. GARDNER appointed April,
1896; surveyor, J. R. PATTESON; attorney, W. C. MERCHANT;
commissioners: 1, M. H. DAVIS; 2, L. H. McDORMAN; 3, A. C.
GARDNER; 4, J. H. CAMPBELL.

				1897-1898
	Judge, S. J. CHAMPMAN; clerk, J. W. BARNETT; sheriff, L. B.
MURRAY; assessor, H. E. JOHNSTON; treasurer, C. L. HUGHES; 
surveyor, GID GRAHAM; attorney, W. C. MERCHANT; commissioners: 
1, E. C. RAWLINGS; 2, SAM SAYNER; 2, J. C. NEWTON; 4, J. H. CAMPBELL.

				1899-1900
	Judge, M. H. DAVIS; clerk, J. W. BARNETT; sheriff, L. B.
MURRAY; assessor, W. W. McCUTCHEN; treasurer, C. L. HUGHES;
surveyor, G. C. BERRYMAN; attorney, GID GRAHAM; commissioners:
1, E. C. RAWLINGS; 2, M. H. HAVINS; 3, J. C. NEWTON; 4, G. W. PAYNE.

				1901-1902
	Judge, GID GRAHAM; clerk, J. W. BARNETT; sheriff, L. B. MURRAY;
assessor, W. W. McCUTCHEN; treasurer, C. L. HUGHES; surveyor, W. T.
SAVAGE; attorney, C. C. MERCHANT; commissioners: 1, T. C. BALDWIN;
2, B. A. TAYLOR; 3, D. S. CUNNINGHAM; 4, W. R. BOYKIN
(appointed July 5, 1902)

				1903-1904
	Judge, GID GRAHAM (resigned Feb 10, 1904) G. W. PERRYMAN
appointed; clerk, J. W. BARNETT; sheriff, W. B. GREEN; assessor,
W. W. McCUTCHEN; treasurer, C. L. HUGHES; surveyor, W. T. SAVAGE,
WM. CLIFT appointed June 9, 1903; attorney, C. C. MERCHANT, G. W.
PERRYMAN appointed Nov. 11, 1903 and W. F. ROBINSON appointed
Feb. 11, 1904; commissioners: 1, W. R. PRUITT; 2, B. A. TAYLOR;
3, A. C. GARDNER; 4, JACK ADKINS.

				1905-1906
	Judge, J. D. JOWERS; clerk, J. W. BARNETT; sheriff, W. T.
HAZELWOOD; assessor, W. W. McCUTCHEN; treasurer, B. F. HALL, JR;
surveyor, none; attorney, W. F. ROBINSON; commissioners: 1, E. C.
RAWLINGS; 2, R. L. WEAVER, SAM SAYNER appointed Feb. 23, 1905;
3, F. S. McCABE; 4, T. J. GOSS.

				1907-1908
	Judge, P. D. COULSON; clerk, JOHN S. GARDNER; sheriff, WILL
HICKMAN; assessor, W. W. McCUTCHEN; treasurer, B. F. HALL, JR;
surveyor, W. P. GRAVES; attorney, GEORGE E. CRITZ; commissioners:
1, C. M. JONES; 2, S. W. GASTON; 3, C. M. BARGER; 4, T. J. GOSS.

				1909-1910
	Judge, P. D. COULSON; clerk, JOHN S. GARDNER; sheriff, WILL
HICKMAN; assessor, T. JOHNSON; surveyor, W. P GRAVES; attorney,
V. O. KEY; commissioners: 1, J. H. STEPHENSON; 2, S. W. GASTON;
3, C. M. BARGER; 4, T. J. GOSS.

				1911-1912
	Judge, G. S. ARNOLD; clerk, R. W. DOUGLAS, JR.; sheriff, WILL
HICKMAN; assessor, LOUISA JOHNSON; treasurer, C. L. HUGHES; surveyor,
W. P. GRAVES; attorney, GEO. E. CRITZ, J. E. GREER appointed April 17,
1912; commissioners: 1, W. L. CLAWSON; 2, R. B. HUDSON; 3, T. E.
CULLENDER; 4, R. I. KIRKLAND.

				1913-1914
	Judge, G. S. ARNOLD; clerk, R. E. DOUGLAS, JR.; sheriff, WILL
HICKMAN; assessor, MRS.LOUISA JOHNSON; surveyor, T. E. PUETT; 
attorney, J. E. GREER; commissioners: 1, W. H. CAMPBELL; 2, J. B.
McCUTCHEN, D. I. FIELD appointed Jan 22, 1913; 4, SAM SAYNER.

				1915-1916
	Judge, S. B. KEMP, D. I. DURHAM appointed Jan 21, 1916; clerk,
R. E. DOUGLAS, JR.; sheriff, WILL HICKMAN; clerk, J. L. (ROY) TAYLOR;
sheriff, J. H. BURROUGHS; assessor, W. J. CUMBIE; treasurer, MRS.
ANNIE J. PARKER; surveyor, T. E. PUETT; attorney, G. S. ARNOLD;
commissioners: 1, W. H. CAMPBELL, I. A. BIRD appointed Oct. 7, 1915;
2, J. L. SCOTT; 3, D. I. FIELDS; 4, W. R. BROCK.

				1917-1918
	Judge, D. I. DURHAM; clerk, J. L. TAYLOR; sheriff, L. J. COWART;
assessor, W. J. CUMBIE; treasurer, ANNIE J. PARKER; surveyor, T. E.
PUETT; attorney, G. S. ARNOLD; commissioners: 1, I. A. BIRD; 2, J. L.
SCOTT, H. T. WILKINS appointed Mar. 7, 1917; 3, D. I. FIELDS; 4, W. R.
BROCK.

				1919-1920
	Judge, D. I. DURHAM; clerk, W. H. MAXWELL; sheriff, W. B.
HAMILTON; assessor, W. J. CUMBIE; treasurer,WILLIE E. SWOFFORD;
surveyor, T. E. PUETT; attorney, G. S. ARNOLD; commissioners: 1, I. A.
BIRD; 2, H. T. WILKINS; 3, F. M. PRITCHARD; 4, W. R. BROCK.

				1921-1922
	Judge, E. J. STOCKTON; clerk, W. H. MAXWELL; sheriff, WILL B.
HAMILTON; assessor, W. B. YARBROUGH; treasurer, MRS. MATTIE DANIEL;
surveyor, T. E. PUETT; attorney, J. L. SULLIVAN; commissioners:
1. W. J. VARNADORE; 2, W. R. PRUITT; 3, F. M. PRITCHARD;
4, B.A.TAYLOR.

				1922-1923
	Judge, E. J. STOCKTON; clerk, W. H. MAXWELL; sheriff, H. C.
ALLEN; assessor, FRANK PERCIFULL; treasurer, MRS. MATTIE DANIEL;
surveyor, ED G. WALTON; attorney, none; commissioners: 1, W. J.
VARNADORE; 2, W. R. PRUITT; 3, I. C. PAGE; 4, J. R. JOHNSON.

				1925-1926

	Judge, W. H. BELL; clerk, W. H. MAXWELL; sheriff, S. J. Russell;
assessor, G. A. HARMON; treasurer, MRS. MATTIE DANIEL; surveyor, E. G.
Walton; attorney, LUTHER HAMILTON; commissioners: 1, W. J. VARNADORE;
2, W. R. PRUITT; 3, ED McKINNEY; 4, B. A. TAYLOR.

				1927-1928
	Judge, W. H. BELL; clerk, W. H. MAXWELL; sheriff, S. J. RUSSELL;
assessor, G. A. HARMON; treasurer, MRS. MATTIE DANIEL; surveyor, E. G.
WALTON; attorney, none; commissioners: 1, J. M. GARTMAN; 2, E. T.
HOLMAN; 3, J. R. MIMS; 4, HOMER CORNELIUS.

				1929-1930
	Judge, W. H. BELL; clerk, W. H. MAXWELL; sheriff, S. J. RUSSELL;
assessor, G. A. HARMON; treasurer, MRS. MATTIE DANIEL; attorney, C. H.
BRIDGES; commissioners: 1, M. H. HAVINS; 2, E. T. HOLMAN; 3, J. R. 
MIMS; 4, HOMER CORNELIUS.

				1931-1932
	Judge, W. H. BELL; clerk, W. H MAXWELL, sheriff, F. S.
HIGGINBOTHAM; assessor, G. A. HARMON; treasurer, MRS. MATTIE DANIEL;
surveyor, C. H. BRIDGES; attorney, O. E. GERRON; commissioners:
1, M.H. HAVINS; 2, E. T. HOLMAN; 3, J. R. MIMS; 4, J. L. STEPHENSON.

				1933-34
	Judge, O. E. GERRON, W. H. BELL appointed Sept. 10, 1934; clerk,
WILLIS SMITH; sheriff and assessor, FRANK PERCIFULL (note: the offices
of sheriff and tax assessor were combined for the first time during
this term); treasurer, DAISY McCUTCHEN; surveyor, C. H. BRIDGES, J. L.
TAYLOR appointed April 11, 1934; attorney, W. C. McDONALD;
commissioners: 1, E. T. SPARKS; 2, E. T. HOLMAN, S. A. KIKER appointed
July 13, 1933; 3, J. K. LOFTON, JR.; 4, BEN BROOKS.

				1935-1936
	Judge, McNeil Wylie; clerk, Willis Smith; sheriff and assessor,
FRANK PERCIFULL; treasurer, DAISY McCUTCHEN; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR; 
attorney, W. C. McDONALD; commissioners: 1, HENRY C. VARNADORE; 2, S. A.
KIKER; 3, RAY STEWART; 4, SAM GASTON.

				1937-1938
	Judge, McNEIL WYLIE; clerk, WILLIS SMITH; sheriff and assessor,
FRANK PERCIFULL; treasurer, I. H. BRUNSON; surveyor, J. L. TAYLOR; 
attorney, WM. C. McDONALD; commissioners: 1, HENRY C. VARNADORE;
2, S. A. KIKER; 3, T. R. HARMON; 4, SAM GASTON.

				1939-1940
	Judge, McNEIL WYLIE; clerk, WILLIS SMITH; sheriff and assessor,
FRANK PERCIFULL; treasurer, MRS. B. M. GRAMLING; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR;
attorney, WM. C. McDONALD; commissioners: 1, HENRY C. VARNADORE;
2, S. A. KIKER; 3, T. R. HARMON; 4, SAM GASTON.

				1941-1942
	Judge, McNEIL WYLIE; clerk, WILLIS SMITH; sheriff and assessor,
FRANK PERCIFULL; treasurer, MRS. B. M. GRAMLING; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR;
attorney, WM. C. McDONALD; commissioners: 1, HENRY C. VARNADORE;
2, S. A. KIKER; 3, T. R. HARMON; 4, BEN BROOKS.

				1943-1944
	Judge, McNEIL WYLIE; clerk, WILLIS SMITH; sheriff and assessor,
FRANK PERCIFULL; treasurer, MRS. B. M. GRAMLING; surveyor, Roy Taylor;
attorney,G. S.ARNOLD; commissioners: 1, HENRY VARNADORE; 2, S. A. KIKER;
3, T. R. HARMON; 4, BEN BROOKS.

				1945-1946
	Judge, McNEIL WYLIE; clerk, WILLIS SMITH, sheriff and assessor,
FRANK PERCIFULL; treasurer, RUBY L. PETIT; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR;
attorney, G. S. ARNOLD; commissioners: 1, HENRY VARNADORE; 2, S. A.
KIKER; 3, T. R. HARMON; 4, BEN BROOKS.

				1947-1948
	Judge, BOB L. DAVIS; clerk, WILLIS SMITH; sheriff and assessor,
PAUL GOOD; treasurer, RUBY L. PETIT; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR; attorney,
G. S. ARNOLD; commissioners: 1, HENRY VARNADORE; 2, W. J. EADS, OTIS
SMITH appointed Sept. 26, 1947; 3, T. R. HARMON; 4, BEN BROOKS.

				1949-1950
	Judge, JEFF DEAN; clerk, WILLIS SMITH; sheriff and assessor, PAUL
GOOD; treasurer, RUBY L. PETTIT; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR; attorney, FRANK
DICKEY, SR.; commissioners: 1, J. W. SERVICE; 2, OTIS SMITH; 3, T. R.
HARMON; 4, CLAUDE DITMORE.

				1951-1952
	Judge, JEFF DEAN; clerk, WELDON FIKES; sheriff and assessor,
PAUL GOOD; treasurer, RUBY L. PETTIT; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR; attorney,
FRANK DICKEY, SR; commissioners: 1, J. W SERVICE; 2, OTIS SMITH;
3, T. R. HARMON; 4, CLAUDE DITMORE.

				1953-1954
	Judge, JEFF DEAN; clerk, WELDON FIKES; sheriff and assessor,
PAUL GOOD; treasurer, MRS. GERTRUDE GRAY; surveyor, ROY TAYLOR;
attorney, FRANK DICKEY, JR; commissioners: 1, J. W. SERVICE;
2, HOWARD BROCK; 3, ED HICKMAN; 4, CLAUDE DITMORE.

				1954-1958
	(Note: A constitutional amendment passed in 1954 extended terms
of county and precinct officials to four years, instead of two. 
However, only half the official rosters were given 4 year terms at the
beginning. Those receiving four year terms in 1954 were judge, clerk,
treasurer and commissioners from precincts 2 and 4 and the justices of
the peace. The sheriff, county attorney and commissioners in precincts
1 and 3, and constables got only two year terms, thus creating
elections every two years.)
	Judge, JEFF DEAN ( 4 yrs); clerk, WELDON FIKES (4 yrs.); J. L.
TINKLER appointed Oct 1955; sheriff and assessor, PAUL GOOD; treasurer,
MRS. GERTRUDE GRAY (4 yrs.); attorney, FRANK DICKEY, JR.;
commissioners: 1, J. W. SERVICE; 2, HOWARD BROCK(4 yrs.);
3, ED HICKMAN; 4, CLAUD DITMORE (4 yrs.).

				1956-1960
	Sheriff and assessor, PAUL GOOD; Clerk, J. L. TINKLER; treasurer,
MRS. GERTRUDE GRAY; attorney, FRANK DICKEY, JR.; commissioners: 1,J W.
SERVICE; 3, ED HICKMAN.

				1958-1962
	Judge, W. W. THETFORD; clerk, J. L. TINKLER; treasurer, MRS.
GERTRUDE GRAY; commissioners: 2, HOWARD BROCK; 4, CLAUDE DITMORE.

				1960-1964
	(Note: Tax assessor-collector's office was separated from
sheriff's office, effective Jan. 1961.)
	Tax assessor-collector, O. B. JACOBS; sheriff, MELVIN CHILDRESS;
attorney, FRANK DICKEY, SR.; commissioners: 1, FERN HAVINS; 3, FLOYD
HARMON.

				1962-1966
	Judge, W. W. THETFORD; clerk, J. L. TINKLER; treasurer, MRS. INEZ
BURNS; commissioners: 2, HOWARD BROCK; 4, JACK CORLEY.

			     1964-Present
	Judge, W. W. THETFORD served 1959-1978; D. W. SIMS served
1979-1982; AUBREY DENMAN served 1983-present.
	County & District Clerk, WELDON FIKES served 1951-1955; J. L.
TINKLER served 1955-1966; WINNIE WALDROP 1967-1982; ETTIE HUBBARD 1982-
present.
	Tax Assessor-Collector, O. B. JACOBS 1961-1984; MAURINE VOSBURG
1985-88; KRISTEEN ROE 1988-present.
	Sheriff, MELVIN CHILDRESS 1961-1973; DOUGLAS ROBERTSON 1973-1974;
J. L. ENSOR 1974-1980; MARSHALL MILLICAN 1981-present.
	Treasurer, GERTRUDE GRAY.
	County Attorney, FRANK DICKEY, JR. 1953-1958; FRANK DICKEY, SR.
1958-71; ROY LEE FORD 1971-1974; ROBERT E. OWEN 1971-1981; BILL J.
HELWIG 1981-present.
	Auditor, WELDON FIKES 1955-1981; STOVER TAYLOR 1981-present.
	Commissioners:
	Prect. #1, FERN HAVINS 1957-1972; ALBERT N. FIELDS 1973-1980;
GEORGE NEWBY 1981-present.
	Prect. #2, HOWARD BROCK 1953-1970; JESSE PARKER 1971-1974; BOBBY
JOE VAUGHN 1975-1982; BILLY JOE LUCKETT 1983-present.
	Prect. #3, FLOYD HARMON 1961-1972; JETT HOOD 1973-1978; FINIS
MILLICAN 1978-1988; TIMOTHY MILLICAN 1989-present.
	Prect. #4, JACK CORLEY 1963-1973; JERRY M. PARKER 1975-1982;
JAMES TIDWELL 1983-present.


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