Nevada, Missouri City Marshal and Police Chief Listing
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| Years | Title | Name | Born; Died; Cemetery |
| 1869-1883 | City Marshal | William C. Duren | B. 19 Feb 1837; D. 7 May 1912; Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, MO. |
| 1884-1885 | City Marshal | Henry Harrison Brady | B. 15 Jun 1841; D. 6 Feb 1917; Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, MO. |
| 1886-1887 | City Marshal | Richard T. Mountjoy | B. 15 Dec 1846; D. 5 Nov 1928; Webb City Cemetery, Webb City, MO. |
| 1888-1889 | City Marshal | William I. Fisher | B. 8 Jan 1847; D. 3 Dec 1918; Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, MO. |
| 1890-1896 | City Marshal | William W. Hill | B. 11 Nov 1840; D. 15 Apr 1897; Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, MO. |
| 1896-1900 | Police Chief | Lee F. Carver | B. 24 Apr 1854; D. 29 Nov 1910; Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO |
| 1900-1904 | City Marshal | Robert Bruce Moore | B. 8 Feb 1867; D. 6 May 1956; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1904-1906 | City Marshal | Charles W. Janes | B. 12 May 1854; D. 6 Apr 1917; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1907-1908 | City Marshal | Joseph T. Reavley | B. 1 Mar 1849; D. 24 Oct 1929; Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, MO. |
| 1908-1912 | City Marshal | Edward T. Owens | B. 5 Apr 1868; D. 23 Jan 1929; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1912-1913 | City Marshal | Alva B. Bills | B. 24 Dec 1868; D. 31 Aug 1953; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1914-1918 | City Marshal | William H. Kennedy | B. 26 Jul 1864; D. 14 Jul 1919; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1919-1922 | City Marshal | Frank Elliott | B. 24 Sep 1875 D. 18 Aug 1954; Deepwood Cemetery, Nevada, MO. |
| 1923-1928 | Police Chief | Meredith Alfred Craighead | B. 18 Mar 1884; D. 14 Nov 1956; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1928-1935 | Police Chief |
Robert Bruce Moore (2nd term as chief) |
B. 8 Feb 1867; D. 6 May 1956; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1936-1940 | Police Chief | William Adrian "Ade" Tow | B. 5 Apr 1886; D. 30 Oct 1945; Newton, Nevada, MO. |
| 1940-1944 | Police Chief | Leslie K. Hunt | B. 4 Jan 1900; D. 16 Jul 1991; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1944-1946 | Police Chief | Alva O. "Al" McBratney | B. 29 Mar 1886; D.21 Jul 1946; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1946-1951 | Police Chief | Burrel E. Davis |
B. 11 Jul 1895; D. 31 Dec 1981; Oak Hill
Cemetery, Butler, MO. (Pay is $175 per month) |
| 1951-1954 | Police Chief | Robert Alva Phillips | B. 3 Aug 1920; D. 12 Jan 1992; Click Cemetery, Nevada, MO. |
| 1955-1959 | Police Chief | Darrell E. Estes | B. 26 Sep 1925; D. 29 Nov 1984; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1959-1961 | Police Chief | Preston L. Dixon | B. 21 Dec 1911; D. 17 Oct 1962; Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO. |
| 1960-1964 | Police Chief | Stanley L. Brittingham |
B. 19 Nov 1923; D. 8 Apr 2008; Holmes-Brittingham
Cemetery, Prescott, KS. (2 patrol cars and 1 Chief car) |
| 1964-1966 | Police Chief | Leon Dowdy | B. 17 Feb 1924; D. 25 Jan 1993; Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dederick, MO. |
| 1966-1967 | Police Chief | Robert "Bob" Couch | B. 22 Feb 1924; D.7 Jan 1977; Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, MO. |
| 1967-1972 | Police Chief | Robert James Kistner | B. 29 Feb 1932; 24 Nov 2001; Newton Burial Park; Nevada, MO. |
| 1972-1973 | Police Chief |
Leon Dowdy (2nd term as chief) |
B. 17 Feb 1924; D. 25 Jan 1993; Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dederick, MO. |
| 1973 1978 | Police Chief | Stanley G. Spadoni | B. 7 May 1933; D. 26 Aug 2013; Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. |
| 1978-2003 | Police Chief | Larry Moore | (1st Police Woman-Jerry Henry) |
| 2003-2004 | Police Chief | John M. Eador | B. 31 May 1942; D. 27 Jun 2024; Moore Cemetery, Nevada, MO. |
| 2004-2006 | Police Chief | Christine M. Gade-Keim |
B. 15 Jun 1948; D. 7 Jun 2020; St. Louis County,
MO. (First woman Chief) |
| 2007-2016 | Police Chief |
Graham Burnley (22 police cars 2015) |
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| 2016- | Police Chief | Casey Crain | |
| Research and information provided by Kaye Brittingham Jun 2024; posted with permission. | |||
