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Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine, Texas
Anderson County, Texas
Anderson County is the 52nd largest of the 254 counties in Texas; with a 2000 census population of 55,109. Significant cities in Anderson County include Palestine, the county seat, Elkhart, and Frankston. Anderson County falls within the 11th Texas congressional districts and the 3rd Texas senatorial district. The county consists of 1,077 square miles. .
Its county seat is Palestine. Anderson county was organized in 1846 and is named in honor of Kenneth L. Anderson, who had been Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN ANDERSON COUNTY
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Frankston, Palestine, Palestine Marshall’s Office
SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN PALESTINE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN PALESTINE
ANDERSON COUNTY CONSTABLES, PRECINCTS 1-4

Goodvin Darrell Honea
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Friday, October 11, 1985
Lieutenant Honea succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident two days earlier. He was on patrol when a vehicle failed to yield right of way and turned left in front of his patrol car.
Bio
Age: 62
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Incident Details
Cause Automobile crash
Incident Date Wednesday, October 9, 1985

Alvy Pharris
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End of Watch Saturday, October 20, 1945
Constable Alvy Pharris was shot and killed while investigating a disturbance call. When he arrived at the scene he was confronted by an armed male subject inside of the home. The suspect refused to surrender and opened fire on Constable Pharris, striking him seven times. Despite being mortally wounded, Constable Pharris was able to return fire and killed the suspect. Further investigation revealed that the suspect had murdered the female owner of the house. Constable Pharris is survived by his wife and three children.
Bio
Age 51
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

James Glover Long
Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, Texas
End of Watch Thursday, September 12, 1935
Constable James Long was killed in an automobile accident when his vehicle collided head-on with a grocery truck on Highway 19, near Elkhart.
Constable Long was survived by his wife and four children.
Bio
Age 50
Incident Details
Cause Automobile crash

Floyd Carl Cox
Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX EOW: Friday, February 14, 1930
Deputy Cox was shot and killed by the 16 year-old brother of a man he had arrested the day before. Deputy Cox was eating lunch in a restaurant when the boy approached and shot him several times.
The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison on April 18, 1930.
Deputy Cox was survived by his wife and child.
Bio
Age 27
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle
Offender Sentenced to 50 years

Charles Ledwith
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Wednesday, October 15, 1913
Around noon, John T. Groves was in Opperman’s Saloon in Palestine, where for no apparent reason, Groves severely cut a Mr. McCullough. Groves then left the saloon. Policeman W. M. Micheaux notified Deputy Sheriff Charles Ledwith of the assault. Deputy Ledwith went to Groves’ residence to make the arrest. Groves shot and killed the deputy on the front porch. The medical report stated the deputy was shot in the back. Groves was arrested and charged with murder of Ledwith and assault to murder of McCullough. On January 10, 1914, Groves was found not guilty of murder and the assault to murder charge was dismissed two weeks later.
Deputy Ledwith was survived by his mother, father and a brother. He was buried in the Jasper City Cemetery in Jasper County.
Bio
Age 34
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender acquitted

Dave Pierce
Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, Texas End of Watch Thursday, January 30, 1908
Precinct 4 Constable Dave Pierce, along with Mr. D. W. Hart, went to the residence of Sam Tubbs, aka: Sam Tubb. Mr. Hart had sold Sam Tubbs a gas engine and sawmill equipment, which Tubbs had failed to pay for. Constable Pierce had civil papers to serve on Sam Tubbs, and a writ of sequestration for the equipment. Sam Tubbs was not in the house when Constable Pierce and Mr. Hart arrived, but Pierce and Hart were allowed in the house by Tubbs’ son. When Sam Tubbs came into the house he was carrying a shotgun, and became angry at the two men. Tubbs then shot and killed Constable Dave Pierce. Pierce died within minutes after he was shot. In June of 1908, Sam Tubbs was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Constable
Dave Pierce is buried in the Olive Branch Cemetery, in the community of Brushy Creek, in Anderson County, Texas. One newspaper reported….”a very large number of relatives and friends were present to pay their respects to the memory of the dead man…..”
Bio
Age 31
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun
Offender sentenced to life in prison

James Monroe Stafford
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Thursday, June 15, 1899
Deputy Stafford was shot and killed by a disgruntled city marshal. Deputy Stafford was at the county jail with an attorney discussing the previous night’s gambling raid.
The city marshal called Deputy Stafford out of the jail and began arguing with him and told him “stay out of my business.” When Deputy Stafford responded by saying he was just doing his job the marshal pulled his pistol and shot him.
The marshal was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Deputy Stafford was survived by his wife and eight children
Bio
Age 42
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Sentenced to 25 years

John Rogers
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Saturday, September 29, 1883
Deputy Rogers was shot and killed while he and two other deputies were attempting to arrest an escaped convict. The three deputies had gone to a small house on the edge of the county where the man was reported to be. When the other two deputies went around back the man ran out the front door. As he fled, he fired at Deputy Rogers, striking him in the lungs. The suspect was shot and killed two weeks later
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

James Robert Godley
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Sunday, December 13, 1874
Sheriff Ed Davis deputized and ordered James Robert Godley, a doctor by trade, and J. F. Henderson to arrest Bob Smith. Smith was wanted on a charge of bigamy. When the two deputies attempted to make the arrest, Smith using a shotgun, shot and mortally wounded Godley. Godley died the next day.
Bob Smith escaped in a hail of gunfire. He was arrested several weeks later. A poem, The Ballad of Bob Smith, by Lucius Dow Henderson, written in the middle 1950s, states that Bob Smith was lynched in his jail cell at Fosterville.
Dr. Godley was survived by his wife, Georgia, and four children. He is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave in the area of the former town of Fosterville, in northeastern Anderson County, Texas.
Bio
Age 31
Tour 1 day
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Saturday, December 12, 1874
Weapon Shotgun
Offender Lynched

Camp County Courthouse in Pittsburg, Texas
Camp County, Texas
Camp County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,401. Its seat is Pittsburg. The county was founded in 1874 and is named for John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician.
POLICE
Pittsburg, and Pittsburg I.S.D.
CAMP COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN PITTSBURG
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN PITTSBURG
CAMP COUNTY CONSTABLES, PRECINCT 1

Daniel Davis Tubbs
Camp County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas End of Watch Thursday, June 29, 1972 Constable Tubbs was shot and killed when he went to a man's home to serve a lunacy warrant. He was shot in the head as he exited his patrol car. The suspect was charged with murder and committed to Rusk State Hospital. Constable Tubbs had been in law enforcement for four years. Bio Age 49 Tour 4 years Incident Details Cause Gunfire Weapon Gun; Unknown type Offender Committed

Charles Washington Newsom
Pittsburg Police Department, Texas End of Watch Sunday, December 5, 1920 At approximately 2:00 a.m., Night Watchman Charles W. Newsom was called to the kitchen of the Owl Cafe. Upon arrival in the kitchen, Newsom was stabbed in the neck and shot four times. Newsom died at the scene of the shooting. Newsom was killed because he had arrested Roger Kesterson a few days earlier on some minor charge and this was the reason he was killed. Carl Norvell was charged and sentenced to 25 years in prison for stabbing Newsom in the neck and almost severing Newsom's head. He was pardoned December 14, 1933. Kern Norvell, a brother of Carl Norvell, shot Newsom four times. Kern Norvell committed suicide before he could be arrested. Roger Kesterson was tried in Mt. Vernon, in Franklin County on a change of venue and was found not guilty. Bio Age 45 Incident Details Cause Stabbed Weapon Edged weapon; Knife Offender Pardoned in 1933

Cass County Courthouse in Linden, Texas
Cass County, Texas
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CASS COUNTY
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Atlanta, Bloomburg, Hughes Springs, Hughes Springs I.S.D., Linden, Linden-Kildare C. I. S. D., McCleod I.S.D., Queen City
CASS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN LINDEN
DEPARTMNET OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN ATLANTA
CASS COUNTY CONSTABLES, PRECINCTS 1-4

L. F. Blackwell
Cass County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, Texas End of Watch Saturday, July 31, 1937 Constable Blackwell was shot and killed after responding to a disturbance at a residence in McLeod, Texas, involving a drunk male who had been beating his wife. When Constable Blackwell arrived at the scene, he tried to get the suspect to come outside. The suspect instead fired a shotgun through the screen door, striking Constable Blackwell in the chest. Constable Blackwell's wife, who was riding with him at the time, returned fire at the suspect. The suspect was arrested and convicted of murdering Constable Blackwell. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. Constable Blackwell was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons. Bio Age 39 Incident Details Cause Gunfire Weapon Shotgun Offender Sentenced to ten years

Charles F. Perdue
Cass County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, Texas End of Watch Monday, January 21, 1889 Constable Charles Perdue, accompanied by Deputy Sheriffs John Stone and D.T. Cole went to the residence of Dave Farmer to serve a warrant and arrest his son, Bud Farmer, age 25, for unlawfully carrying a pistol and another charge. When the officers arrived at the residence the family was eating supper. The door was pushed open and the officers stepped in, covering the two Farmers with their guns and ordered them to throw up their hands. Bud Farmer pulled his pistol and opened fire, shooting Constable Perdue in the chest killing him. The officers returned the gunfire hitting Bud Farmer several times. Bud Farmer ran outside and fell dead in the yard. Constable Perdue was elected when he was 22 and was re-elected four times. He was single and was buried in the Douglassville Cemetery. He was killed on his 28th birthday. Bio Age 28 Tour 6 years, 2 months Incident Details Cause Gunfire Weapon Unknown weapon Offender killed

Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk, Texas
Cherokee County, Texas
Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 50,845. The county seat is Rusk. The county was named for the Cherokee, who lived in the area before being expelled in 1839. Rusk, the county seat, is 130 miles southeast of Dallas and 160 miles north of Houston.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHEROKEE COUNTH
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Alto, Cuney, Jacksonville, Jacksonville I.S.D., New Sumerfield, Rusk, and Wells.
CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN RUSK
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE
CHEROKEE COUNTY CONATABLES, PRECINCTS 1-4

Clifford B Harris
Rusk VFD Fire Chief End of Watch June 28, 1994
Chief Clifford Harris was with the Rusk Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years‚ 1 month and 24 days at the time of his death. Clifford loved his community and everyone in the community loved him just as much. At the Rusk Fire Station there is a memorial plaque in his honor and on it‚ it reads‚ ‘Greater love has no one than this‚ that he lay down his life for his friends’ John 15:13. That is just what Clifford did every time there was a call. Not only did Clifford work at the Fire Station he also worked at the Rusk State Hospital in the paint department and had is own paint business on the side. Clifford received many awards while he served, such as Fireman of the Year. After his death, he was honored at the Texas State Capital in Austin where his name is on a statue outside of the Capital as well as being honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
Clifford is survived by his wife Marilyn, and his children Marisa and Melisa.

Randy J. Zimmerman
Patrol Officer Randy J. Zimmerman Jacksonville Police Department, Texas End of Watch Friday, October 2, 1992
Officer Zimmerman was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Officer Zimmerman, his partner, and a reserve officer responded to a home on Harrison Street. After the male and female subject were separated, Officer Zimmerman had the reserve deputy escort the female into another room.
As the reserve deputy was moving the female, Officer Zimmerman and his partner asked the male to stand up so he could be placed under arrest. As the man stood up, he produced a pistol from his waistband and began shooting at the officers. Officer Zimmerman was struck in the neck and in the back of the left arm, but was able to return fire. His partner also attempted to return fire but was struck in his gun hand, causing his service weapon to malfunction. The suspect was killed by the return fire.
Officer Zimmerman had served with the Jacksonville Police Department for 10 months. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
Age 30
Tour 10 months
Badge 216
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .357 caliber
Offender Shot and killed

Roscoe Lee
Jacksonville Police Department, Texas End of Watch Saturday, June 30, 1979
Officer Lee was shot and killed when he and other officers responded to a disturbance at a bar at the corner Lincoln Street and Main Street. When the officers arrived at the scene they encountered a man with a shotgun pacing back and forth. The officers immediately took cover and then attempted to talk the man into putting his weapon down. Officer Lee, who was behind a patrol car, raised up to get a clearer view but was shot through the open windows of the patrol car. The 21-year-old-suspect was arrested and charged with capital murder.
Officer Lee had served with the Jacksonville Police Department for 13 years. He was survived by his wife and four daughters.
Bio
Age 46
Tour 13 years
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun
Offender Charged with murder

Dean Chapman
Cherokee County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Friday, December 31, 1954
Deputy Chapman was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of an accident. Another vehicle lost control and struck Deputy Chapman.
Bio
Age 45
Incident Details
Cause Struck by vehicle.

Bill Brunt
Cherokee County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Thursday, August 3, 1939
Sheriff Brunt was shot and killed after stopping a car he suspected of transporting beer through the county. As he approached the car the male driver opened fire, striking him in the chest. Although mortally wounded, Sheriff Brunt was able to return fire, killing the driver and wounding the female passenger.
Sheriff Brunt had been with the agency for 20 months and was survived by his wife, who was appointed to complete his term in office.
Bio
Age 28
Tour 1 year, 7 months
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

Harry Floyd Hooker
Jacksonville Police Department, Texas End of Watch Tuesday, July 22, 1913
Night Policeman Harry Floyd Hooker had been notified that a drunk man had been robbed by a stranger, who had started out of town by way of the Cotton Belt Railroad track. Officer Hooker boarded a freight train which was “doubling” the hill north of town, and sighted a man standing by the track for the train to pass. The train was stopped, Officer Hooker walked back to the man, and the trainmen heard him ask the stranger to let him see what he had in a bundle he was carrying. The man shot Officer Hooker once in the left breast and fled. When the trainmen reached Officer Hooker he was lying in the center of the track, and was dying. Hooker reportedly said, “He got me,” before he died. Hooker’s pistol was lying on the track by his body, showing that he had seen the stranger draw his gun and had attempted to shoot, but was too late.
A search by the sheriff and a posse could not locate the killer. No one was ever arrested or prosecuted for the crime. Oral family history reported that the suspect was shot and killed near Houston a year later, and confessed to the slaying of Hooker before dying.
Officer Hooker was made night watchman about six months earlier. He was survived by a wife, Betty Pearl Ward Hooker, and two sons, Floyd Dante and Hollis Hooker. Jacksonville citizens donated $250 to the widow. Hooker was buried in the Kemp Cemetery in Kaufman County.
Bio
Age 33
Tour 6 months
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Never apprehended

William A. Clark
Jacksonville Police Department, Texas End of Watch Thursday, August 30, 1883
City Marshal William Clark was shot and killed while confronting a man he observed carrying a pistol in violation of the city ordinance. Marshal Clark confronted the man, who had the pistol in his hand, and demanded that he surrender the weapon. The man refused, cocked the pistol, and told Marshal Clark not to approach him. The man then crossed the street and the marshal followed. The subject then shot at Marshal Clark, the second shot striking him in the bowels. Both men then emptied their .44 caliber pistols at each other. The marshal started walking down the street and told the gathering crowd that he had been killed. The subject went to his father’s house, retrieved a shotgun, and came back searching for Marshal Clark. The man was arrested before he could shoot the marshal with the shotgun.
The subject was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Marshal Clark and sentenced to four years in prison. He appealed and the case was reversed due to a technicality. The state never established the date and time of the homicide or the county. The man was retried in June of 1885 and sentenced to two years in prison.
Marshal Clark died two days later, on Thursday, August 30th, 1883. He gave a dying declaration and said goodbye to his wife and friends before dying. He was survived by his wife and at least two children. He was buried in the Jacksonville City Cemetery, Cherokee County, Texas. He was a Confederate Army veteran.
Bio
Age 39
Military Veteran
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Tuesday, August 28, 1883
Weapon Handgun; .44 caliber
Offender Sentenced to 2 years

Delta County Courthouse in Cooper, Texas
Delta County, Texas
Delta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,309. Going by a 2016 estimate, the population is 14,306. Its county seat and largest city is Cooper. The county was founded in 1870 and is named for its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter delta.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN DELTA COUNTY
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Cooper
DELTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN COOPER
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN COOPER
DELTA COUNTY CONSTABLES, PRECINCT 1-4

As of today......
There have been no line of duty deaths in Delta County.

Franklin County Courthouse in Mount Vernon, Texas
Franklin County, Texas
Franklin County was erected and established in 1875, four decades after the independence of Texas, from land ceded by neighboring Titus County. Although the origin of the county’s name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon I.S.D., Franklin County Water District, and Winnsboro.
FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN MOUNT VERNON
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN MOUNT VERNON
FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSTABLES, PRECINCTS 1-6

Bobby Max Biggerstaff
Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Saturday, June 19, 1993
Chief Deputy Bobby Biggerstaff was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunk driver at 90 mph. Chief Deputy Biggerstaff was en route to Winfield, Texas to assist the Titus County Sheriff’s Office with a fight call.
The drunk driver was also killed in the crash.
Chief Deputy Biggerstaff had served with the agency for 29 years. Chief Deputy Biggerstaff was the state of Texas’ youngest sheriff elected in 1968 at the age of 23. He is survived by his wife (also a deputy sheriff), two daughters, three stepchildren, brother, sister, parents, and granddaughter.
Bio
Age 48
Tour 29 years
Badge 201
Incident Details
Cause Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved
Offender Killed

William Tedder
Franklin County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas End of Watch Saturday, December 3, 1892
Constable Tedder was shot and killed while attempting to settle a rent dispute.
Constable Tedder and a property owner went to the residence of a tenant regarding nonpayment of rent. While at the residence, the tenant prepared coffee and then went to a neighbor’s house on the pretense of borrowing coffee cups, but instead returned with a Winchester and shot Constable Tedder, killing him.
The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Constable Tedder had served with the Franklin County Constable’s Office – Precinct 3 for three weeks.
Bio
Age 25
Tour 3 weeks
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle
Offender Sentenced to life in prison

Robert Morgan
Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch Saturday, April 5, 1879
Deputy Robert Morgan was shot and killed as prisoners attempted to escape from the county jail.
Deputy Morgan relieved the Sheriff so he could go to meal. After taking his post, six men staged a jail break to free a prisoner. Deputy Morgan was shot and killed in a gun battle with the suspects. Deputy Morgan was able to wound one of the suspects.
All the suspects were apprehended. They were all charged with burglary and two were charged with murder.
Deputy Morgan is purported to have the shortest service record of any U.S. law enforcement officer, about 10 minutes. He was deputized by the sheriff just before the sheriff left to take his meal. The friends of the man that was being broken out of jail apparently were watching and attacked immediately after the Sheriff left.
Bio
Age 24
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Apprehended.

Greg County Courthouse
Gregg County, Texas
Gregg County is part of the Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Longview–Marshall, TX Combined Statistical Area. Discovery of oil near Kilgore, Texas in October 1920 was the beginning of an oil boom that attracted workers to the county and expanded the population by more than 500% by 1940, according to the census. By that time, the economy had stabilized but the East Texas Oil Field, extending in five counties, has continued to be important to the county and region’s economy.
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Gladewater, Kilgore College, Kilgore Fire Marshall, Lakeport, Longview, Longview City Marshall, and White Oak.
GREGG COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN LONGVIEW
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN LONGVIEW
GREGG COUNTY CONSTABLES, PRECINCTS 1-4

Robert Ransom
Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Texas End of Watch Friday, September 30, 2016
Corporal Robert Ransom suffered a fatal heart attack inside the Marvin A. Smith Criminal Justice Facility while responding to a medical emergency involving an inmate.
As other deputies attempted to revive the inmate Jailer Ransom rushed to retrieve an AED. He collapsed moments later. Both he and the inmate were transported to Good Sheppard Medical Center where he passed away. The inmate that Corporal Ransom was assisting survived and was returned to the jail.
Corporal Ransom had served with the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office for 11 years and had previously served with the Porter County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Office for 25 years. He is survived by his children and two brothers.
Age 62
Tour 36 years
Incident Details
Cause Heart attack

Cory Galloway
Kilgore Fire Department Fire Fighter End of Watch January 25, 2009
Cory Galloway and Kyle Perkins were killed during a training accident on January 25, 2009.
Cory was born on October 30‚ 1985‚ in Lewisville‚ Texas to Luke and Regina Galloway. Cory was the only son of Luke and Regina. He had an older sister‚ Jade and younger sister‚ Caitlin. He always joked that he wished Caitlin had been a boy‚ because he always wanted a brother. He finally got his brother‚ Chase when his sister got married. He then got a few more when he became a professional firefighter in Kilgore. Cory was a big teddy bear‚ who loved to spend hisspare time with his niece‚ Ava and nephew‚ Ian. He was so great with kids‚ and looked forward to having a family of his own. Cory and his girlfriend of 5 years‚ Sarah‚ were planning to get married and start their life together in the near future. Cory was looking forward to the next chapter of his life. Cory attended Van ISD and graduated from Van High School in 2004. He then attended Kilgore Fire Academy and Tyler Junior College and graduated with his Firefighter/EMT-B. He then began the process of testing for several departments in Texas and was hired at Kilgore Fire Department in January 2008. Cory was a member of IAFF. Cory volunteered to go to Galveston after hurricane Ike. He spent about 2 weeks without power‚ running water‚ and all the other amenities we take for granted. He did manage to get a haircut while he was there. He shocked his family and fellow firefighters with a Mohawk‚ but his ‘new do’ didn’t last long after returningto work in Kilgore. Cory loved to make people laugh; he never met a stranger and always made sure to live his life to the fullest. Cory’s life was filled with love‚ laughter‚ family‚ and God. He was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Peter’s Catholic Church with his family. God called his name too soon‚ but God only takes the best‚ so we just wait for the day that we will all be together again. Cory touched many people in his 23 years. He will be missed by many.

Kyle Perkins
Kilgore Fire Department Fire Fighter End of Watch January 25, 2009
Cory Galloway and Kyle Perkins were killed during a training accident on Jan. 25, 2009.
Kyle W. Perkins was born June 19‚ 1963‚ in Houston‚ Texas. He attended public schools in Houston and in Whittier‚ California‚ before graduating with the Kilgore High School Class of 1981. He attended Kilgore College‚ where he was a member of the marching band and the stage band. While in high school‚ Kyle worked with his grandfather‚ Marvin Baird‚ at Baird Tire Company‚ of which he eventually became the owner and operator. Kyle was one of the youngest members of the Kilgore Rotary Club‚ serving twice as its president. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow. Kyle’s passion for the outdoors spilled over into helping our youth as an assistant Scout master of BSA Troup 252 and into his involvement with ‘The Pineywoods Buck Skinners‚’ an 1800s mountain men re-enactment group. Kyle enjoyed singing with the male chorus ‘The Sound Connection’ and with the ‘Sabine River Bottom Tune Shiners’ quartet.
Kyle’s passion for service to others extended in his more recent work with the Kilgore Rescue Unit‚ the Kilgore Fire Department‚ and Para Safe. His family has been a longtime member of the Chandler Street Church of Christ‚ where Kyle served as a deacon.
Kyle Perkins died from injuries sustained in a fall from an aerial tower during training at the Kilgore College Fire Academy.
Kyle is survived by his wife‚ Linda Perkins‚ of Kilgore; a daughter‚ Laura Perkins‚ of Austin‚ Texas; a son‚ Travis Perkins‚ of Searcy‚ Arkansas; his mother‚ Loree Baird Perkins Samford‚ of Kilgore; his father‚ William Lee Perkins‚ of Kilgore; a sister‚ Lanea Cope‚ of White Oak; his parents-in-law‚ Larry (Carlene) Partain‚ of Longview; two brothers-in-law‚ Alan (Courtney) Partain‚ of Leesburg‚ Virginia‚ and Steven (Cheri) Fallis‚ of Portland‚ Oregon; three nieces‚ La Rea Fallis‚ of White Oak; Danielle Fallis‚ of Longview; and Lashea Cope‚ of White Oak; and several aunts‚ uncles‚ cousins‚ nieces‚ and nephews.

Vance Howard Clements
Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Texas End of Watch Thursday, February 1, 2001
During the response, his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree in front of the First Baptist Church of Judson. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Clements had served with the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office for 10 years. He is survived by his son, parents, and brother.
Bio
Age 32
Tour 10 years
Badge 521
Cause Automobile crash
During the response, his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree in front of the First Baptist Church of Judson. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Clements had served with the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office for 10 years. He is survived by his son, parents, and brother.
Bio
Age 32
Tour 10 years
Badge 521
Cause Automobile crash

Marion Dyer Hodges
Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Texas End of Watch Sunday, August 4, 1991
Deputy Sheriff Marion Hodges died when he fell off an embankment while assisting state troopers at the scene of a traffic accident.
Bio
Age Not available
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Incident Details
Cause Fall

Merwin P. Weitzel
Kilgore Fire Department Firefighter End of Watch 1987
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Charles Frederick
Kilgore Fire Department Firefighter End of Watch 1986
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Barry J Hawthorne
Kilgore Fire Department Firefighter End of Watch 1985
NO INFORMATION AVAILAIBLE

Randy Loy Davis
Longview Police Department, Texas End of Watch Friday, January 27, 1984
Longview Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Friday, January 27, 1984

Marshall Jefferson Sowders
Longview Police Department, Texas End of Watch Tuesday, November 22, 1977
Age 28
Tour 3 months
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .357 caliber
Offender Sentenced to life

Harvey L Stevens
Longview Police Department, Texas End of Watch Wednesday, January 5, 1972
Cause Struck by vehicle.

Walter A. Connell
Longview Police Department, Texas End of Watch Thursday, May 27, 1971
Sergeant Connell was able to crawl to a phone and call dispatchers to report their situation. He then collapsed on the floor as he suffered a major heart attack brought on by the stress of the situation.
Sergeant Connell had been with the department for 17 years and was survived by his wife and two children
Age 55
Tour 17 years
Cause Heart attack

Boyd Gaunt
Longview Police Department, Texas End of Watch Sunday, May 2, 1948
Patrolman Gaunt had served with the agency for 1 year.
Age 36
Tour 1 year
Incident Details
Cause Automobile crash

Henry Cooper
Longview Fire Department Firefighter End of Watch, May 2, 1948
Henry Gladney Cooper was a member of the Longview Fire Department from 1942-1948. He died while responding to a fire call on May 2, 1948. H. G. was riding the tailboard on a 1936 American LaFrancepumper when it collided with a police car at a blind intersection while both vehicles were responding to the same structure fire. He was killed on impact along with the two policemen, Boyd Gaunt and Bura Roberts. Three other firefighters, A. L. Hudgins, Nelson Rose, and Alva Bonner were injured in the accident.

Bura Clora Roberts
Longview Police Department, Texas End of Watch Sunday, May 2, 1948
Patrolman Roberts had served with the agency for 4 years.
Age 45
Tour 4 years

James W. Killingsworth
Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Texas End of Watch Friday, December 29, 1939
The deputies located the man hiding underneath a bed that the man’s mother was lying on. When the deputies ordered the man to come out he opened fire with a handgun, mortally wounding Deputy Killingsworth. The other deputies returned fire and killed the suspect.
Deputy Killingsworth was survived by his wife and three children.
Age 32
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Not available

John Carter Scroggins
Kilgore Police Department, Texas End of Watch Sunday, December 12, 1937
Officer Scroggins had served with the Kilgore Police Department for 5 years. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, brother, and three sisters. He is buried in Huntington Cemetery, near Lufkin, Texas.
Age 37
Tour 5 years
Cause Vehicular assault
Incident Date Saturday, December 11, 1937
Weapon Automobile
Offender Apprehended

James Elbert Grigsby
Rusk County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas End of Watch Tuesday, November 23, 1937
Offender committed suicide.

George Tabler
Longview Police Department, Texas End of Watch Friday, September 24, 1886

G. A. "Andy" Fambrough
Gregg County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, Texas End of Watch Friday, August 14, 1914
Despite being seriously wounded, the constable was able to return fire and killed the suspect.
Age 36
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun
Offender Shot and killed

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