Sutter County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Saturday, December 24, 1955
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: December 24, 1955
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Talley and Undersheriff Charles Blackburn drowned when their patrol car was overtaken by water when a levee on the Feather River broke. The two were driving to warn residents of the break when they were killed.
Deputy Talley was survived by his mother, five sisters, and three brothers.