Background
Thurman, Frank was born on October 23, 1925 in Dewey, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Andrew and Dottie Mae (Greer) Thurman.
Thurman, Frank was born on October 23, 1925 in Dewey, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Andrew and Dottie Mae (Greer) Thurman.
Officer Claremore Police Department, Oklahoma, 1946—1949. Trooper Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 1950—1958. Chief criminal deputy Tulsa County Sheriff' General’ s Office, 1959—1974, under-sheriff, 1974—1982, sheriff, since 1982.
Past president Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Graduates, 1963, 1979—1980. Chairman Regional Organized Crime Information Center, 1979—1980, 1984—1985.
Member of Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, Okla Sherrifs Peace Officers Association (vice president, president 1985), Member Oklahoma Sherriff's Association, Sertoma Club, Tulsa County Democratic Club, Shriners Lodge, Masons Lodge.
Married Norma Jean Shuck, July 11, 1959.