Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Burton was killed after being run over by a train at the Forth Worth and Denver Railroad station. He had gone to the station to investigate a disturbance. His body was found a short time later on the tracks. There were no witnesses and it is not known if Sheriff Burton fell underneath the train or was pushed underneath the train.
Survivors
Sheriff Burton had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Burton gave the Armstrong County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Claude community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Burton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ray Ralph Burton served in the U.S. Army (1944â1945) before joining law enforcement.
Sheriff Ray Ralph Burton is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Armstrong County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ray Ralph Burton's cause is highlighted.
How Ray Ralph Burton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ray Ralph Burton is highlighted in Jun.
Military Service
Ray Ralph Burton served in the U.S. Army (1944–1945) before joining law enforcement.
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