Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Oakley Webb died of a heart attack as he was pursuing two runaway boys from the A. L. Bowen Children’s Center in Harrisburg. Deputy Webb was found about 100 yards away from his parked patrol car, on Illinois Route 14, approximately four miles west of McLeansboro. Deputy Webb had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department for six years. He was survived by his wife, three sons, four brothers and three sisters. Deputy Webb was buried at IOOF McLeansboro.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, four brothers and three sisters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Webb gave the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the McLeansboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Webb.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Oakley Webb served in the the United States military (1944â1946) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Oakley Webb 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 IL, 45 of 1,318 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oakley Webb's cause is highlighted.
How Oakley Webb Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Oakley Webb is highlighted in Feb.
Military Service
Oakley Webb served in the United States military (1944–1946) before joining law enforcement.
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