Clarence A. Anderson
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Deputy Sheriff

Clarence A. Anderson

Miller County Sheriff's Office — Texarkana, AR
Accident
End of Watch March 10, 1948
Age 34
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Clarence Anderson was fatally injured when his police motorcycle was struck by a car on Highway 67.

He was transported to a local hospital where he died later in the day.

Deputy Anderson had served with the Miller County Sheriff's Office for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Anderson gave the Miller County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Texarkana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Anderson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Texarkana, Miller County, AR
Platform Identity mcso.miller.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 10, 1948
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Clarence A. Anderson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 24.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Miller County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.

Miller County Sheriff's Office
2
of 11 officers
18.2% Accident
AR — Statewide
92
of 372 officers
24.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Clarence A. Anderson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Clarence A. Anderson Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Clarence A. Anderson is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897