Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr.

Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr. | Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr. | Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr. | Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr. | Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr.

Desha County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

End of Watch Monday, March 12, 1973

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Robert Smith Moore, Sr.

Sheriff Robert Moore succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident two days earlier as he returned to Desha County after delivering an inmate to the state mental hospital in Little Rock.

Sheriff Moore was a United States WWII Army veteran and had served in law enforcement for 25 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

He is buried at Walnut Lake Cemetery in Dumas, Desha County, Arkansas.

Bio

  • Age 61
  • Tour 25 years
  • Badge Not available
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash
  • Incident Date Saturday, March 10, 1973

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Sheriff Moore,
On today the 50th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but also when you served with the U.S. Army during World War II. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
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March 12, 2023

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