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Justice of the Peace Samuel Arthur Funkhouser | Shenandoah County Circuit Court, Virginia
Shenandoah County Circuit Court, Virginia

Justice of the Peace

Samuel Arthur Funkhouser

Shenandoah County Circuit Court, Virginia

End of Watch: Monday, March 7, 1927

Biographical Info

Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 27, 1926
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Justice of the Peace Samuel Funkhouser succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two months earlier after responding to a home to investigate reports of a domestic disturbance.

When he arrived at the home he was shot and mortally wounded by the intoxicated male subject.

Justice Funkhouser had served with the Shenandoah County Circuit Court for three years. He was survived by his wife and three children.