Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Kennamer was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Kennamer served with the Marshall County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Guntersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kennamer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Olen O'neal Kennamer 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Marshall County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Olen O'neal Kennamer's cause is highlighted.
How Olen O'neal Kennamer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Olen O'neal Kennamer is highlighted in Aug.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Marshall County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
