(KNZA)--Former longtime Jefferson County Sheriff Roy Dunnaway is being remembered.

Dunnaway, of Perry, died Friday at a Topeka hospital at the age of 74.

He served thirty-nine years in law enforcement, including twenty-five years as Jefferson County Sheriff, before retiring in 2008.

Dunnaway also served one term as Jefferson County Commissioner and two terms as a Perry City Councilman.

Current Jefferson Co. Sheriff Jeff Herrig said Dunnaway was one of a kind.
"Roy was like a brother and then a father as he groomed me for where I'm at today," Herrig posted on Facebook. "He will be missed so much by me and all."

Jackson Co. Sheriff Tim Morse called Dunnaway a legend in law enforcement.  "So many of us owe our careers in law enforcement to him," Morse posted. "He was the sheriff I admired as I grew up and learned so much from."

Funeral services for Dunnaway will be held Wednesday morning at 11:00 at the Highland Community College Perry campus.

To allow ample time for all, family visitation will be Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 5 and Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 at the Perry American Legion, with Masonic rites at 6:00.  

The Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa is handling arrangements.

 

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