Roll of Honor
George Oliver Williamson
Incident
Chief Deputy Sheriff George Williamson was killed in an automobile collision while responding to Superior after receiving reports of a 4-year-old boy who had been struck by a car. He and another deputy were driving on a gravel road, with lights and sirens activated, when they collided with another car at the intersection of 170th Street and 330th Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Chief Deputy Williamson and the driver of the other vehicle were both killed in the collision. The other deputy suffered serious injuries. Chief Deputy Williamson was a United States Navy Korea War veteran. He had served with the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office for five years and had previously served with the Spencer Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, and two sisters.
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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.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Williamson gave the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Spirit Lake 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
George Oliver Williamson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief Deputy Sheriff George Oliver Williamson 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
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How George Oliver Williamson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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