Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Fay Little succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he was struck by an automobile.
Sheriff Little was standing with a group of people at the scene of a fatal shooting of a suspect when the vehicle came around a bend in the road. The car could not stop and struck the group of people, causing fatal wounds to Sheriff Little.
Sheriff Little was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Sheriff Little was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Little served with the Menifee County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Frenchburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Little.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff P. L. "Fay" Little 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Menifee County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. P. L. "Fay" Little's cause is highlighted.
How P. L. "Fay" Little Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. P. L. "Fay" Little is highlighted in Aug.
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