Marshal's and Chiefs of Udall 1883 to Present

1883 - 1884 / William B. Norman - was a native of England, and was born in London March 19, 1820, came to the United States, locating in New YorkState, which was his home for two years; thence to Michigan, and eventually to Ohio, being one of the pioneers of WilliamsCounty. In 1856, he emigrated to Steele County, Minn., being among the first settlers in that region. He was closely and prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Steele County until the autumn of 1871, when he became a resident of Cowley County, Kan., taking up his abode in Maple Township, being among the first in that locality. Mr. N. has been favorably known. In 1873, he became Postmaster of Red Bud Post Office, that office being established through an effort on his part. In 1879, he opened a store at Red Bud, which he operated until locating at Udall early in 1883. Mr. N. was married in Ohio to Miss Sarah J. Duke, whose death occurred in Kansas in October, 1882. They have six sons born to them - George H., Robert O., John W., Alfred D., J. D. and W. P.
1884 - 1885 / Rufus Huff -
1885 - 1886 / Steve Girard -
1886 - 1887 / L. Fitzsimmons -
1887 -1888 / J.B. Thompson -
1888 - 1895 / Francis M. Ammon - Born in Indiana, in 1837. Served in Civil War as part ofCo. I, 4th Iowa Cavalry, and was injured in at the battle of Big Blue, Mo.
1895 - 1901 / G. W. Walker
1901-1905 / O. M. Akers - May 11, 1901 "The Udall News", the Udall City Council appointed O. M. Akers as City Marshall.
1905 - 1910 / Lewis Pile, - Salary at this time was $80.00 a year
1910 - 1911 / Will Dye
1911 - 1924
/ Joe Middlesweet - also worked as a CowleyCounty deputy around 1912, and ran the Meat Market of Merle Sawin & Otis Winn in Udall around 1910.
1924 - 1926 / John Lourie - .....
1926 - 1930 / G.L. Morgan - .....
1930 - 1937 / Oscar Beaver - .....
1937 - 1943 / Clarence Paugh
1943 - 1956
/ WayneKeely -was UdallCity Marshal during the 1955 tornado, which killed 83 people, and injured 270. Almost every home in Udall was reduced to splinters. 192 buildings destroyed, 170 houses destroyed, and 18 homes standing but unlivable. Mr. Keely was also a CowleyCounty under-sherifffor several years.
1956 - 1964
/ Max Lofton
1964 - 1967 / Ferrel Edward
1967 - 1972 / Melvin Trout - .....
1972 - 1977 / Bill Stroud - .....
1977 - 1979 / Glenard Harris - .....
1979 - 1980 / Alex Collins - .....
1981 - 1991
/ Bill King - Served in WW II withthe U.S. Marines as a corporal inGuam and the South Pacific. King was also very well known by the towns people, and still talked about to this day.
1991 - 1992 / Tom Robinson
1992 - 1995
/ Paul Satterthwaite
1995 - 1999
/ Greg King - Criminal Investigator to CarrollCounty, AR., Sheriff's Department, and Stafford County, KS. Mr. King started the first DARE program in Udall, along with helping to modernize the police force from a town marshal position to a police department.
1999 - 2000
/ William Edwards - Retired 23 veteran with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department. Edwards help start Udall's first Ministerial alliance, along with a program that would help needy people around the Holidays.
2000 - 2001
/ Robert Jobe - Retired 27 year veteran with the F.B.I Jobe brought a wealth of investigative experience with him, along with getting the department involved with an aggressive seat belt program.
2001 - 2007
/ Matt Dennis -Started his career with the Andover Police Department in 1995 and has been with the Udall Police Department since 1998. Dennis started Udall's first in car video system, and computer, along with Neighborhood Watch, and other programs.
2007-2008
/ John Adams - Started with the Udall Police Department in 1995 and continued employment after a five year leave of absence to serve on the city council. A 23 year veteran of the Kansas Department of Corrections Chief Adams has a vast amount of law enforcement instructor credentials and provides all necessary training to department employees.

2008- Present / Jeremy Billman - Chief Billman began employment with the Udall Police Department in 2004 as a Reserve Police Officer and was promoted to a full-time Police Officer position in 2006. In April 2009 he was appointed to the Chief of Police position and currently serves the department as a Field Training Officer and is responsible for the supervision of all Reserve Police Officers. He is very interested in instituting a DARE program as soon as he completes the required DARE officer training.