Moses Campbell
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Sheriff

Moses Campbell

Clay County Sheriff's Office — Manchester, KY
Cardiac
End of Watch February 8, 1946
Age 63
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Moses Campbell suffered a fatal heart attack while hiking several miles in rugged terrain in order to raid an illegal liquor still in the Bullskin Creek section of the county.

Sheriff Campbell had only served as the county sheriff for one month. He was survived by his wife, four children, and three siblings. He was predeceased by one son and one brother.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four children, and three siblings.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Campbell served with the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Manchester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Campbell.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Manchester, Clay County, KY
Platform Identity ccso.clay.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 8, 1946
Age 63
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Sheriff Moses Campbell is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KY, 44 of 983 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Clay County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 9 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.

Clay County Sheriff's Office
1
of 9 officers
11.1% Cardiac
KY — Statewide
44
of 983 officers
4.5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Moses Campbell's cause is highlighted.

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

How Moses Campbell Compares

Age at Death
63
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Moses Campbell is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location