Roll of Honor
Robert Smith Moore Sr.
Incident
Sheriff Robert Moore succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident two days earlier as he returned to Desha County after delivering an inmate to the state mental hospital in Little Rock.
Sheriff Moore was a United States WWII Army veteran and had served in law enforcement for 25 years.
He is buried at Walnut Lake Cemetery in Dumas, Desha County, Arkansas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sheriff Moore gave the Desha County Sheriff's Office 25 years.
Thank you for your service to the Arkansas City community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Smith Moore Sr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Sheriff Robert Smith Moore Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 24.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Desha County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Smith Moore Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Robert Smith Moore Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Smith Moore Sr. is highlighted in Mar.
Military Service
Robert Smith Moore Sr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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