McDowell County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia, Fallen Officers

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McDowell County Sheriff's Department, WV

McDowell County Sheriff's Department

	Deputy Sheriff George Stewart Maynard McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1977 Cause: Gunfire
	Constable Crockett B. Boothe McDowell County Constable's Office - Big Creek District EOW: Monday, August 21, 1972 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Travis Milton French McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 1949 Cause: Gunfire
	Conservator of the Peace Charles Everett Shrewsbury McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Monday, July 6, 1936 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Grover Cleveland Stringer McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1933 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Robinson McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Thursday, October 5, 1933 Cause: Automobile accident
	Deputy Sheriff Pete Pescatore McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1929 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Claude Thomas Spangler McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Monday, March 26, 1923 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff George Mitchell McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1923 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff William Johnson Tabor McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Thursday, March 3, 1921 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Andrews Beavers McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Monday, January 1, 1906 Cause: Unidentified
	Deputy Sheriff Sam Payne McDowell County Sheriff's Department EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1900 Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 12

Automobile accident: 1
Gunfire: 10
Unidentified: 1

By Month

January: 1
February: 2
March: 2
April: 1
May: 1
July: 1
August: 1
September: 1
October: 1
December: 1

By Gender

Male: 12
Female: 0

Component Agencies

Divisions or absorbed agencies:

McDowell County Constable's Office - Big Creek District
Welch, WV
Fallen officers: 1

All 2012 Deaths