Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Cooley was killed in an automobile accident while en route to a meeting.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Cooley served with the Little River County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Ashdown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cooley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William D. Cooley, Jr. 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Little River County Sheriff's Office, 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. William D. Cooley, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William D. Cooley, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William D. Cooley, Jr. is highlighted in Apr.
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