Potts Camp Town Mayors
Memories of Potts Camp
by Dale Potts Hollingsworth



1. W. P. Wills, 1888-1889

2. William Cook, 1889-1891

3. W. N. Melton, 1892-1894

4. C. H. Bodkin, 1894-1898

5. J. A. Potts, 1899-1900

6. R. B. Overton, 1901-1903

7. A. J. Brooks, 1904-1905

8. C. W. "Charlie" Cook, 1905-1907

9. F. O. Miller, 1907-1912

10. J. A. Potts, 1913-1940

11. J. N. McElroy, 1941-1942

12. Maud A. King, 1943-died in office

13. Harry Jones, 1943-1946

14. Russell Williams, 1947-1949

15. Andrew Watson, 1949-1950

16. C. M. Alvis, II, 1950-1951

17. Gerge W. Boren, 1951-1953

18. T. M. Stone, 1953-1954

19. John H. King, 1954-1955

20. Jesse M. Ash, 1955-1956

21. John Hugh King, 1956-1961

22. John A. Robison, 1961-1962

23. Shirley Philips, 1962-1965

24. Robert H. Alvis, 1965-1966

25. Harry Jones, 1966-1973

26. Roger Clayton, 1973-1977

27. Ralph Payton, 1977-1985

28. Carey Mayer, 1985-1993

29. Ernest Cruse, 1993-1997

30. Jimmy Collins, 1997-present

The first town board meeting was held October, 1888. Mayor, J. P. Wills; Secretary, J. W. Vaughan who was also the first Potts Camp doctor. Aldermen were Charlie Reid, A. Q. Greer and Warren Swindell.

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