Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Stewart Stringfellow was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 12 while assisting a disabled motorist at 11 PM. As the two men were walking back to Chief Stringfellow's vehicle they were both struck by another car. Chief Stringfellow was was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served in World War II.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 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.
Chief of Police Stringfellow served with the Spencer Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Spencer community, and 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
Stewart S Stringfellow served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Chief of Police Stewart S Stringfellow 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 NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stewart S Stringfellow's cause is highlighted.
How Stewart S Stringfellow Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stewart S Stringfellow is highlighted in Oct.