Deputy Sheriff Ira Milburn Skeen

Ira Milburn Skeen

Deputy Skeen was shot and killed while posting a notice at a grocery store for a special state election to change the state constitution.

The suspect fled the scene and hid until the new sheriff took office. At the time, the search for the suspect had been the largest manhunt in the state at the time. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Deputy Skeen was survived by his wife and five children.