Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dale Wyman succumbed to injuries sustained while he was responding to a vehicle crash on August 10th, 2012.
His patrol car left the roadway and overturned in a ditch on Highway 100 near Lake Lajoie Road. The crash left him paralyzed from the chest down and he continued to receive constant medical care until succumbing to his injuries on October 6th, 2021.
Deputy Wyman was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, and grandchildren.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Wyman gave the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bolivar community. Thank you 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
Dale L. Wyman served in the Army (1984â2005) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Dale L. Wyman 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dale L. Wyman's cause is highlighted.
How Dale L. Wyman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dale L. Wyman is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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