Incident
Patrolman Raymond Endicott succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown to the ground at 11th Street and Rangeline Road. Investigators believe that his front wheel locked up when he applied the brakes. He was riding the police motorcycle due to one of the regular motor officers being on sick leave. Patrolman Endicott was a WWII veteran and had served with the Joplin Police Department for approximately four years. He had originally joined the department but had a break in service for WWII and again when he resigned as a sergeant to work in construction. He had rejoined the department as a patrolman one year before his death.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and mother.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtmvckdhmead5cx763db2- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
Honored here by 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Raymond. Claim this record.
Also honored at salute.nw. One record, 2 gates. Raymond is one person.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Endicott gave the Joplin Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Joplin community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Raymond Endicott served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Joplin Police Department has lost 21 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Raymond is one of 242 officers lost to accidents in MO, 29.2% of the 829 remembered there.
Raymond is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Raymond is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1949, 3 officers in MO were lost to accidents, the 17th heaviest of 112 years on record. The heaviest was 1923, with 8.
In 1949, 45 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 103rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1949, 54 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 99th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Raymond was 31. Of the 226 lost to accidents in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 42; the middle age was 33. Raymond had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Raymond was 31. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Raymond had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Raymond was 31. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Raymond had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
October holds 8.7% of these deaths in MO; August holds the most, 12.8%. Saturdays: 12.8%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 19% of all 21 deaths at Joplin Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 829 deaths in MO, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Joplin Police Department has 21 officers remembered here, Raymond among them.
-
Daniel Sheehan
Jul 19, 1885
-
James Sweeney
Apr 23, 1901
-
Bert Brannon
Apr 24, 1901
-
Theodore C. Leslie
Apr 14, 1903
-
John Ledbetter
Jun 10, 1903
-
Claude Brice
Dec 31, 1904
-
William Smith
Nov 15, 1909
-
Louis S. Wells Jun 3, 1916
-
William Wolsey
Dec 8, 1917
-
Jessie Laster
Aug 23, 1926
-
Alex Brown
Dec 18, 1928
-
Alexander C. Lachman
Jun 26, 1931
-
Harry L. McGinnis
Apr 13, 1933
-
Kendrick Lloyd
Apr 17, 1948
-
Raymond Endicott
Oct 8, 1949
-
Robert M. Clifton
Dec 5, 1967
-
Paul Wesley Harlan
Dec 6, 1979
-
Richard W. O. Gammill
Sep 7, 1989
-
Timothy Andrew Nielson
Sep 13, 2004
-
Benjamin Lee Cooper
Mar 8, 2022
-
Jake Alexander Reed
Mar 9, 2022
Where
Military Service
Raymond Endicott served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Visit Raymond Endicott’s page on salute.nw →
His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
Others Who Wore This Badge
20 officers from Joplin Police Department are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.














