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William M. Grubbs
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Deputy Sheriff

William M. Grubbs

Simpson County Sheriff's Office — Mendenhall, MS
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Mississippi flag
End of Watch July 14, 1986
The Vigil Panel 131 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 6

Incident

Deputy Grubbs was killed in an automobile accident while on duty.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Grubbs served with the Simpson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Mendenhall community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Grubbs.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Simpson County Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Mendenhall, Simpson County, MS
Platform Identity scso.simpson.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 14, 1986
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William M. Grubbs served in the U.S. Army (1943–1946) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff William M. Grubbs 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 MS, 89 of 350 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.4% of this state's fallen. That is 25.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Simpson County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.

Simpson County Sheriff's Office
1
of 7 officers
14.3% Accident
MS — Statewide
89
of 350 officers
25.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William M. Grubbs's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How William M. Grubbs Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William M. Grubbs is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

William M. Grubbs served in the U.S. Army (1943–1946) before joining law enforcement.

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