Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, May 31, 1928
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: May 31, 1928
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
About 1:00 a.m. Deputy Sheriff Tom Noell was dispatched to a disturbance at Bachman Dam. Deputy Noell never arrived at the disturbance and his body was found about 3:30 a.m. by a service station operator. Deputy Noell was slumped over the steering wheel. An inquest determined that he died of apoplexy (stroke).
At the time of his death Deputy Noell was serving as the bailiff in a state district court. He was survived by his wife, Emma Dee, and one son. He is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery in Collin County.