By Jeri Wood
Birth | Education | Family | Achievements | Personality | Died
| Birth: | Roscoe C. Timmons was born at Graham, Texas on July 5, 1888. He was one of eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Timmons. |
| Education: | Roscoe attended school in Graham, Texas, and completed his professional training in the Kansas City Veterinary College in Missouri. |
| Family: | On April 30,1914, Roscoe Timmons and Clara Garske were at Havre. They had three children: Lucia Leeds, J. Worth Timmons, and Pauline Saenger. |
| Achievements: | In 1922 Doc was first elected sheriff of Hill County. He served continuously for 44 years. In July 1931 Timmons was recognized as an outstanding law enforcement officer by the president of the Montana press association. Timmons held fifty-year membership in both Havre Lodge No.55, A.F. & A.M., and in the Havre Elks. |
| Personality: | Doc Timmons was loyal, efficient, and popular. He has been described as a tall, rawboned, and laconic peace officer, quiet with never too much to say. He held the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens for the forty-four years he spent in the service of Hill County. He had a native ability and thorough knowledge of police matters. Inbedded in his system were law and order, inherited from his father. |
| Died: | Doc passed away on April 25, 1972. His wife Clara died eight months later on December 19, 1972. Both are buried at Havre. In addition to their children they are survived by nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. |
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