Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ed Harrell suffered a fatal heart attack while completing a 1-1/2 mile run at the law enforcement training academy.
Deputy Harrell was a United States Army Vietnam veteran who had served with the Marion County Sheriff's Department and had previously served with the Columbia Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his sister and nephew.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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 Harrell gave the Marion County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia 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
Edgar Allen Harrell served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Edgar Allen Harrell is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MS, 9 of 349 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Marion County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Allen Harrell's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Allen Harrell Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Allen Harrell is highlighted in Jun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Marion County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
