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Past Sheriffs
  • The first sheriff on the county, Uel Musick, was killed while attempting to intervene in a saloon fight on or about December 7, 1882.
  • R.P. Sanders and W. A. Ish hunted train robbers in 1896.
  • J.T. Williams was considered one of the most fearless peace officers of the state. He also participated in the only hanging in Wilbarger County, on October 25, 1899.
  • Ed Luttrell Jr was involved in the investigation of a new grave found at Eastview Cemetery.
  • The sheriff with the longest term, Loran (Fuzzy) Smith, died in office, of natural causes. Some of the sheriffs only served one year terms. 
  • One sheriff, Clinton (Rusty) Russell, retired from his post but stayed with the county in the probation department.
  • A plaque on the wall of the sheriff's office contains the name of 16 of these past lawmen and the years they served. Unfortunately, other than these few facts not much is known of these men. Most sheriffs never talked about their predecessors. 
  • The current Sheriff is Brian Fritze

Uel Musick

1881-1882
 J.N. Barker

1887-1888
 J.T. Conn

1889-1892
 D.P. Henry

1893-1894
J.T. Williams

1899-1910		 J.D. Key

1911-1920		 W.A. Ish

1921-1922
 W. Frank Edmonson

1923-1928
R.L. Rheay

1929-1932		 J.D. Linton

1933-1934		 E.P. Williams

1935-1938		 Oran Key

1939-1946
Ed Luttrell Jr.

1947-1954		 Loran A. (Fuzzy) Smith

1955-1977		 Clinton (Rusty) Russell

1978-1980		 Gerald King

1980-1988
David Quisenberry

1989-2005
 Larry Lee

2005-2016
 		Kenny Alexander

2016-2017

Bill Price

2017-2020


The Wilbarger County Historical Commission list five sheriffs not included on the plaque at the sheriff's office. These men included Uel Musick, T.L. Stewart, A.T. Boger, Horatio Chowning and G.T. Douglas.