City Officials of Vernon, Washington County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Walters, cobolt@foothills.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** Contributed by: cobolt@foothills.net The city of Vernon was incorporated in 1925, with the municipality's first Ordinance being dated 1/2/1926. First city officials were: W. M. Baker, Mayor; J. D. Nixon, W. H. Roche, C. T. Miller, J. M. Jones, and J. W. Sapp, Councilmen; J. M. Simmons, Marshal, and O. Crocker, Clerk. The city's minutes and related records from then until 1937 were lost, but records from 1937-1989 remain fairly complete, showing these elected officials and city clerks to be serving at the time indicated: Mayors: W. P. Roche, 1937; Byrd Bruce, 1938; W. P. Roche, 1939; C. R. Melvin, 1940-44; Clyde E. Parrish, 1945-47; M. M. McKeithen, 1948-49; J. D. Nixon, 1950-54; Arol Hudson, 1956-60; W. T. McFatter, Sr., 1970-72; C. P. Shaw, 1973; Harrell M. Sapp, who took the office of Mayor in 1974. City Clerks - J. M. Simmons, O. Crocker, J. F. Russ, J. Alcus Douglas, C. C. Gordon, W. C. Pitman, John P. Harris, Byrd Bruce, Kester E. Thames, John F. Harris, I. Roche, Coy L. Brock, I. Roche, and Lavern Boswell, who in 1989 had served 16 years. Councilmen: 1937 - H. B. Tiller, J. E. Howell, M. B. McKeithen, A. B. Hinson and E. N. May. 1938 - O. L. Pippen, W. T. McFatter Sr., J. J. Fleming, H. C. Johnson and Howard T. Roche. 1939 - W. T. McFatter Sr. , H. T. Roche, J. J. Fleming, H. C. Johnson and O. L. Pippen. 1940 - C. C. Bruce, O. L. Pippen, W. H. Roche, H. C. Johnson and H. L. Gilbert. 1941 - H. C. Johnson, C. C. Bruce, H. L. Gilbert, O. L. Pippen, and W. H. Roche. 1943 - C. C. Bruce, C. L. Pippin, H. C. Johnson, H. L. Gilbert and W. H. Roche. 1944 - E. C. Bruner, F. Simmons, C. C. Bruce, H. C. Johnson, and G. M. McKeithen. 1945 - C. C. Bruce, E. C. Bruner, G. M. McKeithen and P. F. Simmons. 1946 - W. W. Hightower, E. C. Bruner, Thomas Moore, Jesse Hare and J. F. Payne. 1947 - E. C. Bruner, Thomas Moore, J. F. Payne, Jesse Hare, and W. W. Hightower. 1948 - Herbert Hudson, Jesse Hare, W. T. McFatter Sr., M. M. Owens, and D. F. May. 1949 - H. M. Owens, D. F. May, M. Dietz, Jesse Hare, and W. T. McFatter, Sr. 1950 - W. T. McFatter Sr. , M. M. Owens, Jesse Hare, G. C. Hamilton, P. E. Dalton, and H. H. Bruner. 1952 - H. H. Bruner, Jesse Hare, G. C. Hamilton, W. T. McFatter Sr., H. M. Owens. 1953 - H. H. Bruner, Jesee Hare, G. C. Hamilton, W. T. McFatter Sr., and H. M. Owens. 1954 - Donald M. Kendrick, G. C. Hamilton, W. T. McFatter Sr., H. M. Owens, William E. Collins, and P. E. Dalton. 1956 - P. E. Dalton, John Brock, Jesse Hare, D. M. Kendrick, W. T. McFatter and James Russ, Jr. 1958 - John Brock, P. E. Dalton, D. M. Kendrick, W. T. McFatter and James Russ, Jr. 1960 - W. T. McFatter Sr., D. M. Kendrick, L. J. Wells, Thomas Cook, and P. E. Dalton. 1962 - Moses Baldwin, Thomas W. Cook, P. E. Dalton, Tom Johnson, and D. M. Kendrick. 1964 - M. Dietz, Ray Horne, Tom Johnson, C. E. Miller, and M. M. Owens.