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Kerens

Rosters read from a town's own kept history and from public records: who held an office, and when, or who was named in one photograph's own caption. Where a roster reaches the present, it says when its current names were last checked.

Postmasters since 1947 · Mayors on record

Postmasters since 1947

Postmasters, acting postmasters and officers-in-charge on the Postal Service's own record, from 1947 until December 2012. The record does not give the office's opening date or anyone before 1947. The Postal Service notes that not every office's record before 1971 is listed, so this is the record as reported, not a full roll. One officer-in-charge is listed without a name.

Herschel P. McCownacting 31 Mar 1947; postmaster 8 Apr 1948
Billy P. Berryacting 6 Apr 1956; postmaster 6 Aug 1957
Billy J. Allenofficer-in-charge 12 Apr 1974
Billy R. Sheltonappointed 14 Sept 1974
James D. Weemsofficer-in-charge 30 Oct 1989
Patricia G. Briggsappointed 21 Apr 1990 · listed as Patricia G. (Tumey) Briggs
Freida Jonesofficer-in-charge 14 Jan 1992
Rayburn S. Graham Jr.appointed 23 Jan 1993
Ruth S. Lopezofficer-in-charge 2 Jan 1998
Linda Diane Paulofficer-in-charge 20 Apr 1998
Charles D. Buckappointed 6 June 1998
Gail S. Aycockofficer-in-charge 30 June 2007
Joyce L. Himonubbeappointed 19 Jan 2008 · surname later Ketner, then Lindamood
Wendy J. Spanglerofficer-in-charge 21 Dec 2009
Wanda S. Curryofficer-in-charge 10 Aug 2010
Nathaniel Witcher Jr.appointed 12 Mar 2011
Wendy J. Spanglerofficer-in-charge 2 Aug 2011 · second term as officer-in-charge
Carol M. Williamsofficer-in-charge 6 Mar 2012
Deloris A. Wrightappointed 29 Dec 2012

From the US Postal Service's Postmaster Finder, read 24 September 2026.

Mayors on record

Kerens's mayors named in records that could be read, from the first election in 1888 to today. This is not a complete succession: four earlier names across the years 1888 to 1936. Corrections and additions are welcome.

W. P. Noble1888 · first mayor, elected 10 June 1888 at the town's first election
Joe M. Daniel1910 · mayor and recorder when the council had the town's ordinances drawn up · later wrote the town's 1961 history
Howell Brister1932 · proposed the municipal lake
James E. Taylor1936 · the city bought its first fire truck
Jeffrey Saunderscurrent · term ends May 2027

1888 to 1936: "A Brief History of Kerens, Texas" by Joe M. Daniel, 3 October 1961, from the Navarro County Scroll, as transcribed on Navarro County TXGenWeb; Noble as first mayor also in the Handbook of Texas. Saunders: the city's council page, read 24 September 2026.

Current names checked 24 September 2026.

Compiled by Blackland TX from Kerens's own kept history, source cited under every record.