Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Billy Sizemore was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car collided with a fire truck at the intersection of Third Street and Washington Street at 5:45 p.m. Both vehicles were responding to the same fire when the accident occurred. Policeman Sizemore was a United States Marine Corps Reserve veteran and served with the Chillicothe Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, his father, and seven siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Policeman Sizemore gave the Chillicothe Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chillicothe 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
Billy Lee Sizemore served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Policeman Billy Lee Sizemore is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Billy Lee Sizemore's cause is highlighted.
How Billy Lee Sizemore Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Billy Lee Sizemore is highlighted in Sep.