McDowell County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia Fallen Officers

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McDowell County Sheriff's Department
Welch, WV

Deputy Sheriff Sam Payne
McDowell County Sheriff's Depar..., WV
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Andrews Beavers
McDowell County Sheriff's Depar..., WV
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1906
Cause of Death: Unidentified

Deputy Sheriff William Johnson Tabor
McDowell County Sheriff's Depar..., WV
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Grover Cleveland Stringer
McDowell County Sheriff's Depar..., WV
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Conservator of the Peace Charles Everett Shrewsbury
McDowell County Sheriff's Depar..., WV
EOW: Monday, July 6, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Travis Milton French
McDowell County Sheriff's Depar..., WV
EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Constable Crockett B. Boothe
McDowell County Constable's Off..., WV
EOW: Monday, August 21, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff George Stewart Maynard
McDowell County Sheriff's Depar..., WV
EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 8

Gunfire: 7
Unidentified: 1

The McDowell County Sheriff's Department is comprised of the following independent agencies and/or components (Note: Some of the agencies and/or components no longer exist):

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