Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Henry Mumpower died from complications of a strangulated hernia, which he suffered four days earlier while packing out two stills from the mountains.
He was returning to Abingdon when his condition worsened. He was taken to Kings Mountain Hospital in Bristol, where he remained until passing away four days later.
Deputy Mumpower had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for eight years and served the Three Springs area.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and eight children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Mumpower gave the Washington County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Abingdon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mumpower.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Henry Marion Mumpower is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In VA, 24 of 656 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Washington County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Marion Mumpower's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Marion Mumpower Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Marion Mumpower is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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