Elected officials of the Town of West Union as taken from Minutes of Town Council Meetings Election Take Office Mayor Recorder Council 9/25/1897 S.P. Smith 9/15/1917 Geo. C. Howard 2/24/1924 J. L. McCormick J. A. Freeman H. C. Stuck J.P. Summers Ora Doak James G. Charter 2/28/1924 B.F Tucker 3/1/1924 Dr. L. B. Wolverton 2/1/1925 (J. L. McCormick) C.M.Foutty W. D. Gribble J.H. Langfitt Neal Foley James G. Charter J.O. Wilcox H.M. Dilly A.M. McGovern 12/21/1925 J.O. Wilcox deceased C.S. Pease filled position of Mayor 1/7/1926 2/1/1926 A.A. Bee C.M.Foutty H.C Stuck Neal Foley James G. Charter Charles Smith C.S. Pease 7/6/1926 A.A. Bee resigned C.M.Foutty S.P. Smith unanimously appointed 7/10/1926 S.P. Smith refused to accept office D.J. Cunningham unanimously appointed 1/10/1927 Charles Longacre A.J. Osborne D.J. Cunningham appointed J.C. Stitt James Foley Charles Smith Thurman Hoskinson 1/28/1927 Charles Longacre failed to qualify D.J. Cunningham appointed 4/7/1927 J.C. Stitt replaced by Ora Doak 1/28/1928 Silas P. Smith H. Paul Burdette Dr. C. McCracken Ora Doak R. C. Gray T.W. Hoskinson Ray McKinney 1/7/1929 2/1/1929 Robert A. Murphy H. Paul Burdette Ora Doak R. C. Gray W.T. Hoskinson Neal Foley J.A. Freeman 3/4/1929 Frank F. Leggett Dr. C. M. McCracken replaced Freeman H. Paul Burdette resigned W.O Hoskinson 4/1/1929 Robert A. Murphy Frank F. Leggett R. C. Gray W.T. Hoskinson Neal Foley W.O. Hoskinson 7/1/1930 Robert A. Murphy Frank F. Leggett J. H. Langfitt Ray C. Powell J.R. Dotson W. T. Hoskinson Thomas Pratt W.D. Gribble - seated in Pratt's place 9/4/1930 Robert A. Murphy - resigned 9/4/1930 Charles Smith replaces J.R. Dotson John R. Dotson 2/17/1931 John R. Dotson Frank F. Leggett Elections changed to June - seated July 1 6/6/1931 John R. Dotson Frank F. Leggett John H. Langfitt Charley Smith Ray C. Powell W.D. Gribble H.C. Stuck 7/20/1931 H. H. Ford appointed H.C. Stuck - not qualified 11/3/1931 11/3/1931 Ray C. Powell Moved out of state Neal W. Foley appointed 6/8/1933 7/1/1933 John R. Dotson Frank F. Leggett W.D. Gribble Charley Smith H. H. Ford John H. Langfitt Neal Foley 6/5/1935 7/1/1935 F. E. Strickling Clyde Strickling Ben Shinn Cecil Tenant Porter Summers Russell Gray Earl Gain 3/19/1937 Clyde Strickland resigned William G. Summers appointed 3/30/1937 P. Douglas Farr appointed Mayor 6/3/1937 7/1/1937 P. Douglas Farr William G. Summers D. A. Shinn Cecil Tenant Russell Gray Earl Gain J.P. Summers 1/3/1939 P. Douglas Farr resigned 1/4/1939 John H. Langfitt sworn in 6/6/1939 7/1/1939 John H. Langfitt William G. Summers J.P. Summers Russell Gray David A. Shinn Cecil Tenant Earl Gain 8/6/1940 William G. Summers resigned James H. Heinze appointed 6/5/1941 7/1/1941 John H. Langfitt James H. Heinze J.P. Summers Russell C.Gray B.F. Tucker, Sr. Cecil Tenant Earl Gain 4/11/1941 James H. Heinze resigned - USNR J.P. Summers appointed 5/5/1942 Denzil Snyder appointed replacing J.P. Summers 6/3/1943 7/1/1943 John H. Langfitt J.P. Summers Russell C.Gray B.F. Tucker, Sr. Cecil Tenant Earl C. Gain David A. Shinn 6/5/1945 7/3/1945 John H. Langfitt J.P. Summers Russell C.Gray Earl G. Gain E. Marshall Nutter J.K. Randolph Cecil E. Tenant 6/5/1947 7/1/1947 John H. Langfitt J.P. Summers Earl Davis John H. Langfitt failed to qualify W.D. Gribble E. Marshall Nutter appointed Frank F. Leggett Ira S. Moran James Vanscoy Charles Williams Forest Leggett 6/9/1949 7/1/1949 E. Marshall Nutter J.P. Summers Okey Washburn Hessie B. Underwood Charles Williams failed to qualify (Grand Jury duty) Charles Williams appointed to fill vacancy Earl G. Gain S.D. Windon Cecil E. Tenant R.C. Gray 8/1/1949 Cecil E. Tenant deceased Gilbert Shields appointed 6/5/1951 7/1/1951 E. Marshall Nutter J.P. Summers Okey Washburn Hessie B. Underwood Gilbert Shields Earl G. Gain S.D. Windon R.C. Gray Lous Hall 10/2/1951 11/6/1951 Juanita Morris appointed J.P. Summers - ill 4/1/1952 J.P. Summers 3/17/1953 Gilbert Shields resigned ( pos. Police Chief) S.D. Windon resigned Frank Tucker, Jr. appointed Luther G. Pigott appointed 6/2/1953 7/1/1953 Luther G. Pigott J.P. Summers Okey Washburn Frank Tucker, Jr Dessie Dodd Earl G. Gain Kathleen Summers R.C. Gray Lous Hall 6/7/1955 7/1/1955 Luther G. Pigott E.G. Mundell Oral Moran Frank Tucker, Jr Dessie Dodd Earl G. Gain Lawrence LeMasters Lous Hall M. N. "Ted" McKinney 6/15/1955 E.G. Mundell appointed to finish term J.P. Summers resigned 9/10/1955 Dessie Dodd resigned to fill DC Clerk 6/5/1956 William S. Calhoun appointed 4/2/1957 Charles G. Day 6/4/1957 7/1/1957 Luther G. Pigott E.G. Mundell Earl G. Gain Lawrence LeMasters William S. Calhoun Charles G. Day James Vanscoy Oscar Six William S. Dennison 2/27/1959 John E. Davis appointed William S. Calhoun resigned - moved William L. Hoskinson appointed Charles G. Day - deceased Charles F. Michels appointed to fill for any quarum 6/2/1959 7/1/1959 Luther G. Pigott E.G. Mundell Earl G. Gain James Vanscoy John E. Davis William O. Bonnell Rolla W. Maxwell Charles Garner Cline Stansberry 6/6/1961 7/1/1961 William A. Hayhurst Billy L. Hoskinson Earl G. Gain Cline Stansberry William O. Bonnell William Hall Clifford L. Willis Junior C. Owens Robert G. Miller 4/3/1962 William O. Bonnell resigned to be Constable Lloyd C. Haverton appointed 6/4/1963 7/1/1963 J. C. Owens Billy L. Hoskinson Bantz W. Craddock Cline Stansberry Harold Ford Hugh Spencer Nelson Smith W. F. Reed Kenneth Smith 2/20/1964 3/2/1964 Bantz W. Craddock Donald Shin appointed 11/1/1964 Bantz W. Craddock resigned Billy L. Hoskinson appointed 6/1/1965 7/1/1965 Frank E. Holtz Billy L. Hoskinson C. R. Spencer Cline Stansberry C. Ray Bonnell Harry Wallace, Jr. Carl Knight W. F. Reed Cincil Williams 7/9/1965 Frank E. Holtz resigned - street suprntndnt Cline Stansberry, Acting Mayor 6/6/1967 7/1/1967 Cline Stansberry Billy L. Hoskinson Harry Wallace, Jr. W. F. Reed C. Ray Bonnell J. C. Owens Dennis Wolverton Claude Wilt Clinton Means 9/5/1967 C. Ray Bonnell resigned L. G. Cowman appointed 5/6/1968 J. C. Owens resigned 6/3/1968 Guy Maxsom appointed 6/3/1969 7/1/1969 J.C. Owens Billy L. Hoskinson Earl Davis Carl Knight Dewey Scott W. F. Reed Charles Langfitt Ernest J. Marrs L. G. Cowman 6/1/1971 7/1/1971 J.C. Owens Billy L. Hoskinson Robert A. Wagner George P. Frame Robert Baker Charles Langfitt W. F. Reed 6/5/1973 7/1/1973 J.C. Owens Billy L. Hoskinson Robert A. Wagner George P. Frame Charles Langfitt W. F. Reed Olin Wexall 3/5/1974 Olin Wexall resigned 4/2/1974 Wilford G. Shields appointed 6/3/1975 7/1/1975 J.C. Owens Billy L. Hoskinson Robert Andrew Knight Kenneth Cutright Wilford Shields Tensil Davis Stephen Kelley 5/3/1976 Robert Andrew Knight resigned George P. Frame appointed 6/1/1976 Kenneth Cutright appointed 8/2/1976 Thomas Smell appointed replacing Cutright 6/7/1977 7/1/1977 Bernyce Sommerville Patsy Ziegler George P. Frame Thomas W. Smell Richard Barton Kathleen Summers Barbara Curtis 8/1/1978 Richard Barton resigned James F. Michels appointed 11/6/1978 Bernyce Sommerville resigned James F. Michels appointed 11/6/1978 Richard Barton appointed replacing Michels 6/5/1979 James F. Michels Patsy Ziegler Steven Kelley Thomas W. Smell Barbara Curtis Wilford Shields Kathleen Summers 7/1/1980 Wilford Shields resigned 9/12/1980 Rocco Rosetti appointed 2/10/1981 Thomas W. Smell resign effec 3/1/1981 6/2/1981 7/1/1981 Edwin C. Burton Patsy Ziegler Rocco Rosetti Steven Kelley Marvin Brissey Owen Pete Mossor Richard Barton 3/1/1982 Louis Hall appointed Marvin Brissey resigned - moved 5/3/1982 Richard Barton resigned 5/25/1982 James Michels appointed 10/5/1982 Edwin C. Burton resigned eff 11/1 Steven Kelley appointed 5/3/1983 7/1/1983 Robert (Bob) Heflin Patsy Ziegler Louis E. Hall Steven E. Kelley Marvin Travis Kermit Vanscoy Frank Holtz 5/7/1985 7/1/1985 Robert (Bob) Heflin Patsy Ziegler Louis E. Hall Frank Holtz Kermit Vanscoy Steven E. Kelley James B. Heflin, Jr. 6/2/1987 7/1/1987 Owen "Pete" Mossor Patsy Ziegler Louis E. Hall Frank Holtz Steven E. Kelley James B. Heflin, Jr. George P. Frame 6/13/1989 7/1/1989 Owen "Pete" Mossor Patsy Ziegler Louis E. Hall Frank Holtz Steven E. Kelley James B. Heflin, Jr. Elizabeth Knight 6/17/1991 7/1/1991 Owen "Pete" Mossor Patsy Ziegler Louis E. Hall James B. Heflin, Jr. Steven E. Kelley Elizabeth Knight Frank Holtz 6/14/1993 7/1/1993 Owen "Pete" Mossor Patsy Ziegler Elizabeth Knight Louis E. Hall James B. Heflin, Jr. Frank Holtz Steven E. Kelley 6/19/1995 7/1/1995 Owen "Pete" Mossor Patsy Ziegler Elizabeth Knight Jackie King James B. Heflin, Jr Frank Holtz Steven E. Kelley 6/3/1997 7/1/1997 Robert (Bob) Heflin Patsy Ziegler Patty Stubbs Sam King Glen Poole Jackie King Robert Wagner 6/8/1999 7/1/1999 Robert (Bob) Heflin Etta Michels Stadler Mary M. Daugherty James B. Heflin, Jr. Owen E. (Pete) Mossor Mark Travis Jackie King LeBel