Loudon County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch Tuesday, July 31, 1951
Add to My HeroesTheodore Virgil Garner
Sheriff Theodore Garner was killed in an automobile crash at about 8:00 pm while returning from transporting a juvenile to the State Industrial School in Nashville.
His vehicle left the roadway on Highway 41 one mile from Monteagle and it plunged 100-feet down a steep embankment.
Sheriff Garner had served with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served as a Lenoir County constable for 12 years. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, father, two brothers, and four sisters.
Bio
- Age 43
- Tour 13 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
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