Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Herbert McKelvy was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car struck a horse on Highway 69 between Arab and Guntersville. Sergeant McKelvy had served with the agency for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant McKelvy gave the Marshall County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Guntersville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McKelvy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Herbert Keith McKelvy 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. Herbert Keith McKelvy's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert Keith McKelvy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert Keith McKelvy is highlighted in Sep.
Others Who Wore This Badge
6 officers from Marshall County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
