Past Presidents

Researching the names of past presidents in historical references to Ouray County, such as the histories compiled by historian Doris Gregory, the names read as a Who’s Who of commerce and service industries – all by their husband’s names of course. Women were not named by their own first name (unless they were a widow or spinster) until the year 2000.

1897-1910
1897-1906 Mrs. Gordon Kimball
1906-1908 Mrs John F. Rice
1908-1909 Mrs. John South
1909-1910 Mrs. Frances Stout

1910-1920
1910-1911 Mrs. John R. Rice
1911-1912 Mrs. Mary B. Herring
1912-1913 Mrs E.C Bacon
1913-1914 Mrs. C.F. Jordon
1914-1915 Mrs. William Rathmell
1916-1918 Mrs. Gordon Kimball
1918-1919 Mrs. C.F. Jordon
1919-1920 Mrs. Thomas Downer

1920-1930
1920-1922 Mrs Frank Henn
1922-1923 Mrs. Frank Rice
1923-1924 Mrs. E.E. Wheeler
1924-1925 Mrs. Ray F. Duer
1925-1927 Mrs. T.B. Crawford
1927-1928 Mrs. Ray F. Duer
1928-1929 Mrs. Frank L. Massard
1929-1930 Mrs. William McCullough

1930-1940
1930-1931 Mrs L.S. Kemp
1931-1933 Mrs. Carl Lucker
1933-1935 Mrs. C.H. Southward
1935-1936 Mrs. William Doran
1936-1937 Mrs. A.C. Schneider
1937-1939 Mrs. C.V. Bates

1940-1950
1939-1941 Mrs. A.F. Nickel
1941-1942 Mrs. William Rathmell
1942-1943 Mrs. Ed Jelsma
1943-1945 Mrs. H.O. Anderson
1945-1947 Mrs. G.A. Franz, Jr.
1947-1948 Mrs. Frank Rice
1948-1950 Mrs. Beverly Spencer

1950-1960
1950-1952 Mrs. O.C. Franz
1952-1954 Mrs. L.W.A. Sherbino
1954-1955 Mrs. J.R. Sonza
1955-1957 Mrs. William Croft
1957-1960 Mrs. F.C. Huffnagle

1960-1970
1960-1963 Mrs. L.W.A. Sherbino
1963-1964 Mrs. William Holden
1965-1967 Mrs. A.A. Moule
1967-1968 Mrs. Eugene Coburn
1969-1971 Mrs. John Sutton

1970-1980
1971-1972 Ms. A.G. Gunelson
1972-1975 Mrs. Ray Scoggins
1975-1976 Mrs. Alvin McCoy
1976-1978 Mrs. Julius Jacobson
1978-1980 Mrs. Wayne Nash
1980-1982 Mrs. Joseph Josephitis
1982-1983 Mrs. Melvin Dunn
1983-1985 Mrs. Robert Bower
1985-1988 Mrs. William Hopkins
1988-1990 Mrs. Walter Rule

1990 - 2000

1990-1991 Mrs. Roger Henn

1991-1993 Dr. Jean Bonnema

1993-1994 Mrs. Lindy Reed

1994-1995 Mrs. Lloyd Jones

1995-1997 Mrs. William Hopkins

1997-1998 Mrs. Lindy Reed,Mrs. Walter Rule

1998- 1999 Mrs. Wayne Nash

1999-2000 Dr. Jean Bonnema

2000-2010

2000-2001 Charlotte Meinders

2001-2002 Peggy Cox

2002-2005 Alice Leeper

2005-2008 Nancy Wolkin

008-2010 Patty Ratliff

2010-2020

2010-2012 Vicki Caldwell

2012-2013 Vicki Caldwell,Nancy Rule

2013–2014 Vivian Ferguson,Donna Hudson

2014-2015 Vivian Ferguson, Lou Goff

2015-2016 Lou Goff, Becky Bellrose

2016-2017 Lou Goff, Barbara Meckel

2017-2018 Lou Goff, Barbara Meckel

2018-2019 Barbara Meckel, Faith Perry

2019-2020 Barbara Meckel, Heather Greisz

2020-2030

2020-2021 Barbara Meckel, Heather Greisz

2021-2022 Heather Greisz, Barbara Meckel

2022-2023 Heather Greisz, Jen Brock

Past Presidents

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1897-1910 1897-1906 Mrs. Gordon Kimball 1906-1908 Mrs John F. Rice 1908-1909 Mrs. John South 1909-1910 Mrs. Frances Stout

1910-1920 1910-1911 Mrs. John R. Rice 1911-1912 Mrs. Mary B. Herring 1912-1913 Mrs E.C Bacon 1913-1914 Mrs. C.F. Jordon 1914-1915 Mrs. William Rathmell 1916-1918 Mrs. Gordon Kimball 1918-1919 Mrs. C.F. Jordon 1919-1920 Mrs. Thomas Downer

1920-1930 1920-1922 Mrs Frank Henn 1922-1923 Mrs. Frank Rice 1923-1924 Mrs. E.E. Wheeler 1924-1925 Mrs. Ray F. Duer 1925-1927 Mrs. T.B. Crawford 1927-1928 Mrs. Ray F. Duer 1928-1929 Mrs. Frank L. Massard 1929-1930 Mrs. William McCullough

1930-1940 1930-1931 Mrs L.S. Kemp 1931-1933 Mrs. Carl Lucker 1933-1935 Mrs. C.H. Southward 1935-1936 Mrs. William Doran 1936-1937 Mrs. A.C. Schneider 1937-1939 Mrs. C.V. Bates

1940-1950 1939-1941 Mrs. A.F. Nickel 1941-1942 Mrs. William Rathmell 1942-1943 Mrs. Ed Jelsma 1943-1945 Mrs. H.O. Anderson 1945-1947 Mrs. G.A. Franz, Jr. 1947-1948 Mrs. Frank Rice 1948-1950 Mrs. Beverly Spencer

1950-1960 1950-1952 Mrs. O.C. Franz 1952-1954 Mrs. L.W.A. Sherbino 1954-1955 Mrs. J.R. Sonza 1955-1957 Mrs. William Croft 1957-1960 Mrs. F.C. Huffnagle

1960-1970 1960-1963 Mrs. L.W.A. Sherbino 1963-1964 Mrs. William Holden 1965-1967 Mrs. A.A. Moule 1967-1968 Mrs. Eugene Coburn 1969-1971 Mrs. John Sutton

1970-1980 1971-1972 Ms. A.G. Gunelson 1972-1975 Mrs. Ray Scoggins 1975-1976 Mrs. Alvin McCoy 1976-1978 Mrs. Julius Jacobson 1978-1980 Mrs. Wayne Nash 1980-1982 Mrs. Joseph Josephitis 1982-1983 Mrs. Melvin Dunn 1983-1985 Mrs. Robert Bower 1985-1988 Mrs. William Hopkins 1988-1990 Mrs. Walter Rule

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