Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Odis Yoho was killed in an automobile accident on Route 22 near Cadiz, Ohio while responding to a disturbance at a local tavern at 3:14 a.m. Another vehicle crossed the center line and struck Sheriff Yoho's patrol car head-on, causing it to burst into flames. The driver of the other car was also killed. Sheriff Yoho was a WWI veteran and was serving his second term as sheriff. He had previously served as a deputy sheriff for 8 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, six grandchildren, a brother, and two sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Yoho gave the Harrison County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cadiz community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Yoho.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Odis Yoho 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Odis Yoho's cause is highlighted.
How Odis Yoho Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Odis Yoho is highlighted in Mar.