Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Kenny Gibbons died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Lieutenant Gibbons had served with the Dyer County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Kenny Lynn Gibbons died on March 4, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 49.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Gibbons gave the Dyer County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dyersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Gibbons.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Kenny Lynn Gibbons is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TN, 43 of 769 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Dyer County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenny Lynn Gibbons's cause is highlighted.
How Kenny Lynn Gibbons Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Kenny Lynn Gibbons is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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