Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Correction to my post in Oct 2023. Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Edwards was my great grandfather not great great.. my mother was his granddaughter, her mother was Chloe (Edwards) (Mabry) Keltner, she was one of the four girls left behind after his death. Fannie, Jo, Buelah, and Chloe.9

Machelle (Newman) Waggoner
Great granddaughter

January 28, 2024

Hello All,
Charlie and Fannie Edward's were my great grandparents living in Globe, Az. My grandmother Chloe and her 3 sisters (Maude, Joe, and Beulah) were sent to live with different relatives, after Fannie died of blood poisoning 2 years after Charlie was murdered (some family members still believe that he was murdered by the Clines). Only Maude was listed as a child but they had 3 more daughter's, all of which have since passed. Maude committed suicide at the age of 16, Jo died in the late 60' or early 70's .. Beulah died at 93 while living in Paradise, California in 2005. My grandmother Chloe died at 92 in Phoenix in 1996. Tom Mabry posted here in 2012. He is my cousin.

Shelly Waggoner ( Machelle Newman)
Great Great Granddaughter

October 27, 2023

I am sorry and have thought of Deputy Edwards and Deputy Woods today. This is, as I work for the Gila County Sheriff's Office and in the same area, which they have lost their life's on this date many years ago.

I bless your souls and your family's to ease the pain they have had and have each day.

If I don't make it home today I know my brother will be waiting for me at the gates of heaven. if I make it home I hope I have fulfilled the large shoes you have both left behind and make you proud.

Love you brothers.

Patrol Deputy Roosevelt Lake, Az
Gila County Sheriff's Office

January 10, 2017

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

June 1, 2013

as a young boy, my grandmother told us the story of her fathers murder. a bunch of cowards they were. to kill a officer and leave a wife and four young children to take care of on her own. the cowards still live in arizona and i hope someday feel the pain my grandmother felt for the loss of her father. cowards, thats what your family are!

tom mabry
great grand son

June 5, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 104th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

I regret that you murderers were not punished but they ultimately had to answer to God.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

January 10, 2012

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

January 3, 2008

"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

July 25, 2007

Rest in Peace, Deputy Sheriff Edwards. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

March 14, 2007

No man goes unnoticed by God.

January 10, 2006