Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Anderson was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 71 while en route to gather evidence about a recent robbery at a liquor store. Sheriff Anderson was WWI veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, a granddaughter, and five 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.
Sheriff Anderson served with the Nodaway County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Maryville 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
Earl Marion Anderson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sheriff Earl Marion Anderson 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. Earl Marion Anderson's cause is highlighted.
How Earl Marion Anderson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl Marion Anderson is highlighted in Feb.