Chief of Police Ralph S. Wolfe, Marion Police Department, Virginia

Chief of Police Ralph S. Wolfe

Marion Police Department, Virginia

End of Watch Wednesday, June 2, 1954

Ralph S. Wolfe

Chief Ralph Wolfe succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident six days earlier in Jesup, Georgia, while transporting a prisoner.

Chief Wolfe and a Smyth County deputy were returning the prisoner from Miami, Florida, to Smyth County, Virginia, when the accident occurred on US Route 301. Their vehicle went out of control on the rain-slicked pavement and crashed.

All three men were transported to Leaphart Hospital, where Chief Wolfe remained until his death.n

Chief Wolfe had served with the Marion Police Department for 17 years. He was survived by his wife and brother.

Bio

Age 53
Tour 17 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Automobile crash
Location Georgia
Incident Date Thursday, May 27, 1954

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Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

June 2, 2015