Washington County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
End of Watch: Saturday, August 3, 1929
Age: 64
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: July 31, 1929
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Henry Mumpower died from complications of a strangulated hernia, which he suffered four days earlier while packing out two stills from the mountains. He was returning to Abingdon when his condition worsened. He was taken to Kings Mountain Hospital, in Bristol, where he remained until passing away four days later.
Deputy Mumpower had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for 8 years. He was survived by his wife and eight children.