Gaines County Sheriffs
| O'Neal, G. L. - elected 24 October 1905; re-elected 6 November 1906; served until 3 November 1908. |
| Lord, F. F. - elected 3 November 1908; re-elected 8 November 1910; served until 5 November 1912. |
| Coker, J. M. - elected 5 November 1912; served until March 1914 - no reason given for his leaving. |
| Rollins, C. E. - appointed 24 March 1914; elected 3 November 1914; re-elected 7 November 1916; served until 5 November 1918. |
| Cobb, Cleve - elected 5 November 1918; re-elected 2 November 1920; served until 1 January 1923. |
| Britton, F. L. - electe4d 7 November 1922; re-elected 4 November 1924; served until 1 January 1927. |
| McClesky, J. Newt - elected 2 November 1926; re-elected 6 November 1928; served until 1 January 1931. |
| Kuykendall, Frank - elected on 2 November 1926; re-elected 8 November 1932 and 6 November 1934; served until 1 January 1937. |
| Sartin, J. C. - elected 3 November 1936; re-elected 8 November 1938 - served until 1 January 1941. |
| Greenwood, John E. - elected 5 November 1940; served until 1 January 1943. |
| Trimble, Charles O. - elected 3 November 1942; served until August 1944. |
| Birdwell, H. S. - appointed 29 August 1944; elected 7 November 1944; re-elected 5 November 1946; served until 1 January 1949. |
| McReynolds, Robert L. "Bob" - elected 2 November 1948; re-elected 7 November 1950 and 4 November 1952; served until some time in 1954. Office was declared vacant but no reason is given in the State Election Register. According to a phone conversation with Sheriff Key, Sheriff McReynolds was killed in a car wreck in 1952. The photo at the sheriff's office showed he served from 1949-1952. |
| McReynolds, Mrs. Mantie (Robert L.) - appointed in 1953 to complete her husband's term and served until 1 January 1955. Comes from conversation with Sheriff Key. |
| Harris, Valta A. - elected 2 November 1954; re-elected 6 November 1956; served until 24 October 1958 when he died. |
| Harris, Mary - appointed 24 October 1958 to complete her husband's term and served until 1 January 1961. |
| Taylor, Floyd - elected 8 November 1960; served until 1 January 1969. |
| Welch, Ed - elected 5 November 1968; re-elected 7 November 1972, 2 November 1976, 4 November 1980, 6 November 1984; served until 1 January 1989 when he retired. |
| Key, John - elected 8 November 1988 - presently serving as County Sheriff. |
Submitted by Elaine Stone.
This page was last updated 15 July, 2009