Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Terry Stowe died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at the Madison County Penal Farm at 1524 Westover road in Jackson.
Sergeant Stowe had served with the Madison County Sheriff's Office for 21 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Terry Wayne Stowe died on December 21, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 56.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, who also serves with the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Stowe gave the Madison County Sheriff's Office 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denmark community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Stowe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Terry Wayne Stowe is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 43 of 769 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Madison County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 8 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terry Wayne Stowe's cause is highlighted.
How Terry Wayne Stowe Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Terry Wayne Stowe is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
7 officers from Madison County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
