The Wayne County Sheriff's Department would like to thank and honor all of our
past sheriff's who have made this county a safe and great place to live, work, and play.
2017-Present
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Years Served
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Sheriff Name
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2009-2016
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Greg Farley
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2001-2008
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David H. Pennington
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1993-2000
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Toby Shy
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1985-1992
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Burnie Roger Crabtree
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1977-1984
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Bill Wellman
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1973-1976
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Keith Ray
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1969-1972
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James O. "Chuck" Plybon
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1965-1968
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Harry Smith
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1961-1964
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S. B. Noe
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1957-1960
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Jesse Fox Perry
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1952-1956
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Robert Smith
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1949-1952
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Homer A. Pelfrey
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1945-1948
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Robert L. Drown
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1941-1944
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Eris D. Bunn
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1937-1940
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Clifford Lee Booton
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1933-1936
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J. Fox Fry
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1929-1932
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Menis E. Ketchum
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1925-1928
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James C. Wilson
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1921-1924
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Boss C. Brumfield
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1917-1920
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H. H. Cyrus
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1913-1916
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John S. Billups
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1909-1912
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Sam J. Crum
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1905-1908
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John L. Billups
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1901-1904
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Calvin Moore
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1897-1900
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Hurston Booth
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1893-1896
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J. H. Lambert
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1889-1892
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Sanders Spurlock
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1885-1888
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Henry Fisher Bowen
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1881-1884
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William E. Wilkinson
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1877-1880
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Henry Fisher Bowen
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1870-1876
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Lamech Adkins
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1866-1870
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Morgan Barrett
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1865
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James Bartram
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1863
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William Polly
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1860-1861
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William Strother
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1858-1860
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John Ferguson
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1856-1858
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Lamech Adkins
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1854-1856
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John Brumley
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1853-1854
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William Adkins
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1852-1853
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Milton Ferguson
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1850-1852
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John Wellman
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1848-1850
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Joseph Newman
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1846-1848
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John Plymale
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1844-1846
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Frederick Moore
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1842-1844
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William Morris
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