James E. Taylor
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Deputy Sheriff

James E. Taylor

Towns County Sheriff's Office — Young Harris, GA
Accident
End of Watch September 11, 1981
Age 40
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Taylor was struck and killed by a vehicle while on duty. Deputy Taylor had served with the agency for 1 year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Taylor gave the Towns County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Young Harris community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Taylor.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Young Harris, Towns County, GA
Platform Identity tcso.towns.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 1981
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff James E. Taylor 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Towns County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Towns County Sheriff's Office
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% 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. James E. Taylor's cause is highlighted.

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

How James E. Taylor Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James E. Taylor is highlighted in Sep.

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

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