Chief Deputy Henry Bethea Morris
Clarendon County Sheriff's Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 8, 1982
Cause: Heart attack

Biographical Info
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: Not available

Chief Deputy Morris suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after being involved in a search and recovery mission for a boy who had drowned in a local pond. Chief Deputy Morris spent several hours dragging the pond with a grappling hook. He collapsed several hours later and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Chief Deputy Morris had served with the agency for 26 years. He was survived by his wife and child.