Roll of Honor
Incident
Ordinance Officer Kathy Cox was killed when her department truck was struck head-on by an armored car on Highway 136 between I-75 and Hill City Road. The driver of the armored car swerved into her lane while attempting to avoid striking a car that had stopped in front of it.
Officer Cox's truck and the armored car were both engulfed in flames as a result of the crash.
Officer Cox had served in law enforcement for 30 years and was a volunteer member of the Nicklesville Department of the Gordon County Fire Department.
Officer Cox had served in law enforcement for 30 years and was a volunteer member of the Nicklesville Department of the Gordon County Fire Department.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, son, mother, brother, and two grandchildren.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-A7BA8F60- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Kathy. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Ordinance Officer Cox gave the Gordon County Sheriff's Office 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Calhoun community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Ordinance Officer Cox.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Ordinance Officer Kathy Ann Cox 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Gordon County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kathy Ann Cox's cause is highlighted.
How Kathy Ann Cox Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kathy Ann Cox is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Gordon County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
