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THP Memorial - Complete Listing

"Gone But Not Forgotten....You Will Be Remembered"

1. Trooper Charles Hash

Shelby Co.
April 11, 1930
Killed while operating a motorcycle in Memphis.

2. Trooper Walter Jones

Davidson Co.
July 31, 1933
Killed while operating a motorcycle in Nashville.

3. Trooper Lee Lovelace

Smith Co.
February 3, 1934
Killed in a motorcycle accident.

4. Trooper Clovis Cole

Obion Co.
May 2, 1934
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Union City.

5. Trooper Ed Kennedy

Cumberland Co.
August 22, 1934
Killed in an automobile accident in Crab Orchard.
6. Trooper Lindsey Smith
Coffee Co.
December 17, 1934
Killed by a gunshot wound in Tullahoma.

7. Trooper Earl Hicks

Knox Co.
1936
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Knox County.

8. Trooper Paul Summers

Davidson Co.
August 8, 1936
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Nashville.

9. Trooper Carl Hickman

McMinn Co.
September 15, 1937
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Athens.

10. Trooper Lewis Boone

Sevier Co.
October 18, 1938
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Pigeon Forge.

11. Trooper Charles Gearhiser

Dyer Co.
November 12, 1938
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Dyer County.

12. Trooper William Howard James

Rutherford Co.
September 14, 1942
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Murfreesboro.

13. Trooper James Williams

Rutherford Co.
1943
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Murfreesboro.

14. Trooper William Crutcher

Davidson Co.
August 3, 1944
Killed in a motorcycle accident in Bordeaux.

15. S/Sgt. Fred Cole Woldrop

Davidson Co.
April 1, 1950
Killed in an automobile accident in Goodlettsville.

16. Sergeant Oliver Devard
Williamson

Haywood Co.
April 6, 1952
Killed during a tornado in Brownsville.

17. Trooper Oscar Morris

Wilson Co.
May 9, 1956
Killed by being struck by an automobile.

18. Trooper Raymond Hendon

Rutherford Co.
June 3, 1957
Killed in an automobile accident in Smyrna.

19. Trooper Edward Jowers

Shelby Co.
August 3, 1962
Killed in an automobile accident in Memphis.

20. Trooper Kenneth Moore

Knox Co.
February 2, 1964
Suffered a heart attack.

21. Trooper Joseph Emanuel Dillard

Madison
September 15, 1964
Killed in an automobile accident in Medina.

22. Trooper William Barnes

Wayne Co.
January 22, 1966
Killed in an automobile accident.

23. Trooper Michael Dafferner

Knox Co.
April 6, 1966
Killed in an automobile accident in Knoxville.

24. Lt. Samual Gibbs

Bedford Co.
August 27, 1966
Killed by a gunshot wound in Shelbyville.

25. Trooper Eugene Brakebill

Greene Co.
October 9, 1966
Suffered a heart attack while in pursuit of a car.

26. Trooper Roy Mynatt

Roane Co.
February 11, 1968
Killed in an automobile accident in Rockwood.

27. Trooper C.B. Martin

White Co.
May 4, 1969
Killed in an automobile accident in Sparta.

28. Trooper Samuel F. Holcomb, Jr.

Dickson Co.
March 27, 1988
Hit by a vehicle on I-40 .

29. Officer Michael L. Rector

Knox Co.
May 31, 1990
Shot during an undercover investigation

30. Trooper Douglas W. Tripp

Claiborne Co.
May 19, 1991
Shot during a traffic stop.

31. Trooper George V. Holcomb

Decatur Co.
January 26, 1992
Hit by a tractor trailer while at the scene of an accident.

32. Sergeant James D. Perry

Giles Co.
October 3, 1999
Suffered a heart attack while in foot pursuit.

33. Trooper Bobby J. Maples

Madison Co.
November 5, 1999
Suffered a heart attack while assisting a motorist.

34. Trooper Lynn M. Ross

Madison Co.
July 26, 2000
Killed when a tractor trailer struck vehicle.

35. Trooper John G. Mann

Davidson Co.
January 1, 2001
Struck by a vehicle during a foot pursuit.

36. Trooper John R. Davis

Dickson Co.
March 17, 2001
Killed in an automobile accident.

37. Trooper Todd M. Larkins

Dickson Co.
July 8, 2005
Struck by a tractor trailer during a traffic stop.

38. Trooper Calvin Wayne Jenks

Tipton Co.
January 8, 2007
Shot during a traffic stop.