Edward Keith Henry
Deputy Sheriff

Edward Keith Henry

Accident
End of Watch February 7, 1971
Age 25
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Edward Henry and Deputy Sheriff David Ford were killed in an automobile crash on U.S. 52 while responding to a fire call. As they responded, a truck that was parked on the shoulder near Rock Avenue, northwest of Ironton, pulled into the travel lane in front of them. Their patrol car struck the back of the truck, and both deputies were killed.

Survivors

Deputy Henry was survived by his wife and son.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-OH-684E5759
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Henry served with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Ironton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Henry.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Ironton, Lawrence County, OH
Platform Identity lcso.lawrence.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1971
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Edward Keith Henry 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Lawrence County Sheriff's Department
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% 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. Edward Keith Henry's cause is highlighted.

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

How Edward Keith Henry Compares

Age at Death
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Keith Henry is highlighted in Feb.

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

Incident Location

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