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Officers Memorial

In Memoriam

This page is dedicated to those officers who are no longer working the Thin BLUE Line and who died or were killed while on active duty.

This page includes officers who were with the Augusta Police Department, the Richmond County Sheriffs Office and other departments within Richmond County. Any information known in regard to the loss is included and we hope this is a fitting tribute to those who have given so much for so little.

W. R. Parker
Augusta Police Department
Died February 8, 1893
Officer Parker was shot while attempting to arrest a thief.
Joe F. Murray
Augusta Police Department
Died December 24 1894
Detective Murray was shot while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect.
F. W. Murphey
Augusta Police Department
1863 to August 30, 1905
Officer Murphey was killed when a passenger train car fell on him.
Walter S. Wilkins
Augusta Police Department
Died February 25, 1907
Officer Wilkins was checking a business and the owner mistook him for a burglar and shot him as he was checking the security of the rear of the business.
W. M. Collins
Augusta Police Department
1866 to July 2, 1910
Detective killed in the line of duty.
Jefferson A. F. Smoak
Augusta Police Department
February 19, 1893 to January 28, 1915
Sergeant Smoak was shot by a burglary suspect.
Richard Morgan
Richmond County S. O.
Died September 1, 1919
Deputy Morgan was kill during a raid on a whiskey still.
William Washington Moore
Augusta Police Department
December 26, 1873 to Augusta 16, 1921
Officer Moore was shot when he responded to a call where one man was shooting into a crowd.
Edward Hezikiah Quarles
Augusta Police Department
Died September 5, 1924
Sergeant Quarles died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident during a training exercise at the Augusta Fair Grounds.
Barney Edward Harmon
Augusta Police Department
July 9, 1904 to March 10, 1932
Officer Harmon died in an accident involving his police motorcycle and a truck.
Samuel B. Hardy
Augusta Police Department
July 13, 1906 to February 2, 1934
Officer Hardy died in a traffic accident involving his police motorcycle and an automobile.
Thomas G. Timmons
Augusta Police Department
July 31, 1892 to July 6, 1934
Officer Timmons was shot in the chest while questioning a robbery suspect.
Guy Samuel Berry
Augusta Police Department
July 11, 1911 to November 8, 1934
Officer Berry died in a motorcycle accident while reporting for duty.
Richard Henry Riley Jr.
Augusta Police Department
July 12, 1906 to May 28, 1941
Officer Riley died as a result of a traffic accident involving his police motorcycle.
Carlton M. Pond
Richmond County S. O.
January 19, 1921 to April 24, 1957
Officer Pond was killed in a patrol car accident while on duty.
Frank Henderson Wall, Jr.
Augusta Police Department
December 31, 1924 to November 11, 1958
Officer Wall was killed while making a traffic stop of a Robbery/Auto Theft suspect. The suspect was never located.
Joe Reynolds
Augusta Police Department
October 4, 1908 to June 14, 1959
Officer Reynolds was shot and killed while responding to a domestic fight.
Pressley Eugene Humphrey
Richmond County S. O.
Died June 7, 1965
Officer Humphrey was shot and killed while responding to a domestic fight.
William A. Elliott
Richmond County S. O.
July 13, 1906 to February 28, 1968
Officer Elliott was killed in a patrol car wreck while responding to an assault call.
James O. Harris
Augusta Police Department
April 14, 1933 to January 18, 1970
Officer Harris was shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute.
Lester Eugene Sleister
Augusta Police Department
September 9, 1940 to January 8, 1972
Officer Sleister was killed in a traffic accident while returning home from duty.
Larry Douglas Stevens
Richmond County S. O.
Died January 1, 1979
Investigator Stevens was shot and killed while investigating a burglary.
John Louis Francisco, Sr.
Richmond County S. O.
Died August 16, 1982 Capt. Francisco died from medical complications after being shot while responding to a domestic dispute.
Bruce Williford
Richmond County S. O.
Died February 2, 1987
Deputy Williford was killed while serving civil papers to a suspect.
James Cromer Haupfear
Augusta Police Department
June 12, 1932 to January 1, 1984
Lt. Haupfear died as a result of heart failure after being kicked in the chest while arresting a female for disorderly conduct.
Herbert Lee Evans, Jr.
Augusta Police Department
October 23, 1964 to July 3, 1988
Officer Evans was killed at the Law Enforcement Center in an accidental shooting by another officer.
Charles Thomas Hammock
Augusta Police Department
November 25, 1937 to December 18, 1990
Sergeant Hammock was shot and killed while exiting his personal vehicle to go into his apartment. Three subjects shot Sgt. Hammock for no reason.
Mark Timothy Wells
Richmond County S. O.
Died
Investigator Wells succumbed to a brain tumor while an active member of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
Kenneth R. Burton
Richmond County S. O.
Died: January 4, 2004
Deputy Burton died from injuries received after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at an accident.
David Randall Jones Sr.
Richmond County S. O.
Died July 30, 2005
Deputy Jones was killed while serving our country in Iraq.
Shane R. Hamilton
Richmond County S. O.
Died October 31, 2005
Deputy Hamilton was killed in a traffic accident.
Eric Mark Sikes
Richmond County S. O.
Died March 21, 2007
Deputy Sikes was killed in a traffic accident.

Other Local Agencies

Dianne J. Wasson
Richmond County Board of Education
Chief Wasson died in January 1996 while actively serving as Chief of the Board of Education Department of Public Safety. Chief Wasson was a former member of the Augusta Police Department.
Michael D. Stephenson
Richmond County Board of Education
Officer Stephenson was shot and killed by a burglary suspect while responding to an alarm at a local school. Officer Stephenson was a former Deputy with this department.

"Our prayer is that we add no other names to this page."

A note from the author of this page: The Sheriff's Office wants to ensure the accuracy of all information on this site and particularly this page. If you have any corrections or information which needs to be added to this memoriam, please contact
Jimmy Young.

Updated 5/6/99